Additions and amendments have been made to the law in the field of religion

On December 29, 2021, the Head of State signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Amendments and Additions to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Visual information and Religious Activities".

Within the framework of this law, amendments and additions have been made aimed at improving and simplifying legislation in the religious sphere.

Amendments to the legislation in the religious sphere are aimed at simplifying issues regarding the registration of religious associations, reducing the digital censor for religious events, switching from the permissive nature of their conduct to the notification, involving psychologists, sociologists and other specialists in conducting religious studies, and also provide for the opening of the term "information materials of religious content".