Nurgul Tapaeva

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyk, Journalist

Incident date: July 22, 2019

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

Journalists of Radio Liberty's Kazakhstan service, among others, were attacked at a press conference in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty. A group of about 20 women in sportsclothes broke into a press conference at the headquarters of the Human Rights Bureau in Kazakhstan.In particular, the attackers pushed Radio Liberty reporter Nurgul Tapayeva and damaged camera operator Tokmolda Kusainova's equipment.