Religious freedom conditions in Kazakhstan are moving in a positive direction as the government has made a concerted effort to improve its record; nevertheless, significant problems persist. The 2011 religion law maintains elements that systematically restrict religious freedom, especially onerous registration requirements and the mandatory “expert” review of founding documents and religious literature.

Source: Orthodox Easter service without public due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Voznesenskiy cathedral in Almaty, REUTERS / Mikheyev

Recent News

All
Press Releases
Op-Eds
Speeches
Spotlight

USCIRF Calls for Congressional Hearing after State Department Fails to Designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern

USCIRF Releases Report on National Level Anti-Conversion Laws around the World

USCIRF Releases Report on the Prosecution of Online Religious Activity in Kazakhstan

USCIRF Releases Updated Blasphemy Factsheet and Blasphemy Law Compendium

USCIRF Delegation Travels to Kazakhstan to Assess Religious Freedom Conditions

View All News

USCIRF Calls for Congressional Hearing after State Department Fails to Designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern

USCIRF Releases Report on National Level Anti-Conversion Laws around the World

USCIRF Releases Report on the Prosecution of Online Religious Activity in Kazakhstan

USCIRF Releases Updated Blasphemy Factsheet and Blasphemy Law Compendium

USCIRF Delegation Travels to Kazakhstan to Assess Religious Freedom Conditions

View Press Releases

CNN World/GPS -- Time to tear down the internet 'walls'

View Op-Eds

Remarks by USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, 2013 Annual Report, National Endowment for Democracy

View Speeches

Differences Between Religious Tolerance and Religious Freedom

Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Kazakhstan

Reforms in Kazakhstan Could Improve Religious Freedom

View Spotlight

Publications

Annual Report
Reports, Briefs, and Factsheets

2023 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report

2021 Annual Report

Kazakhstan Annual Report Chapters and Translations

View Annual Report Chapters & Translations

Anti-Conversion Laws Compendium

November 28, 2023

25th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act

October 16, 2023

Prosecuting Online Religious Activity in Kazakhstan

October 02, 2023

Kazakhstan Issue Update

December 22, 2022

View Reports, Briefs, and Factsheets

Congressional Testimony

Congressional Testimony
Government Correspondence

Testimony of Vice Chair Maenza on Global Persecution of Christians

July 09, 2019

View Congressional Testimony
Sorry, no results found.
View Government Correspondence