Saniya Toiken

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyk, Journalist

Incident date: May 1, 2019

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

Saniya Toiken, a reporter for Radio Azattyk who was covering an arrest on an embankment in the capital on May 1st, had her phone snatched from her hands by unknown people in civilian clothes. Unknown people twisted her hands when she demanded the return of her equipment.