Kazakhstan decriminalizes libel
Lawmakers in Kazakhstan's upper on June 11 voted in favor of revoking criminal liability for libel, downgrading it instead to a misdemeanor. Excluding libel from the criminal code means that offenders are no longer punishable by up to two years in prison, or three years in the case of a false accusation of corruption, according to Tengrinews.kz . asiaplustj.info »