The FINANCIAL -- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern about a controversial law on television and radio broadcasting adopted today by Kazakhstan’s upper chamber of Parliament,according to OSCE.

Mijatović said that her Office had provided extensive assistance to the authorities, including an in-depth legal analysis, to ensure the law would comply with OSCE media freedom commitments. At two roundtable discussions in Astana, the Government was presented with a set of specific recommendations to improve the draft.

On 12 December, Mijatović, in a letter to Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov, reiterated the key problems with the proposal and urged the authorities to take into account international standards and the recommendations made by civil society.

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