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Kazakhstan Is Not Simply an Offline or Fully Closed Country

MISLEADING: Kazakhstan has no open internet and no independent public debate

Myth examined

“Kazakhstan has no open internet and no independent public debate”

Misleading. Kazakhstan has a large connected online public sphere and independent digital projects, but authorities also block sites, restrict journalists and prosecute or pressure people over online expression. The accurate picture is connected and constrained.

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