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Kazakhstan Tightens Public Safety Rules With Face-Covering Clothing Ban

By Ayana Birbayeva on 4 December 2025

ALMATY – Kazakhstan will formally introduce administrative liability for wearing face-covering clothing in public places under a new unified law on the Prevention of Offenses, adopted by the Mazhilis (Parliament’s lower chamber) in its second reading on Dec. 3.  The legislation also strengthens responsibility for posting and distributing illegal...