Ruslan Zhanpeisov - Justice for Journalists

Ruslan Zhanpeisov

Affiliated media: Online activist

Incident date: April 15, 2020

Attack type:

Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Shymkent, Shymkent

Additional information:

Online activist Ruslan Zhanpeisov tried to check the checkpoints in Shymkent. As a result, on April 15, he was arrested for 35 days for «violation of the state of emergency» and «actions provoking violation of law and order under the state of emergency».

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