Pravo.kz - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Pravo.kz , Online media

Incident date: September 6, 2021

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Pravo.kz's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Taldykorgan

Additional information:

After publishing information on the Facebook page about non-payment of scholarships to students at the Taldykorgan Medical College, the Pravo.kz editorial staff faced pressure. «After that, there were very nervous calls from the college — they asked to remove someone’s surname, tried to find out who we were, and then threatened to sue us in general!», — the editors reported in the social network.

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