AstanaTwo off-topic questions now cost reporters parliament access for 6 months.
About 40 accredited journalists asked Kazakhstan’s parliament chair to rewrite the rules.
Since late August, deputies speak to reporters only in the press center, on the Kurultai’s agenda, a deputy chief of staff said.
The appeal now sits with chair Aibek Dadebay, who headed Tokayev’s presidential administration until 5 May.
How each outlet framed it
- The Diplomat leans critical
- documents the Kurultai rule confining deputy-journalist contact to the press center and to the agenda
Sources: The Diplomat