Article 2. Freedom of speech and creativity, receipt and dissemination of information The Law on Mass Media

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1. Freedom of speech and creativity is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Censorship is prohibited.

2. Everyone has the right to freely receive and disseminate information in any way not prohibited by law. The list of information constituting the state secrets of the Republic of Kazakhstan is determined by law.

3. The mass media are obliged to assist government agencies engaged in countering terrorism.

4. Disclosure of information constituting state secrets or other legally protected secrets, propaganda and justification of extremism or terrorism, dissemination of information revealing techniques and tactics of anti-terrorist operations during their conduct, propaganda of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors, explosives and explosive devices, as well as the cult of cruelty, violence and pornography is prohibited.

5. The use of mass media for the purpose of committing criminal and administrative offenses is prohibited.

Note. For the purposes of this Law, propaganda in the mass media is understood as the dissemination of views, facts, arguments and other information, including intentionally distorted information, in order to form a positive public opinion about information prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) incite an unlimited number of people to commit illegal acts or omissions.

This Law regulates public relations in the field of mass media, establishes their legal basis and is aimed at ensuring the constitutional right to freedom of speech and creativity.

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