Aigul Utepova

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: November 12, 2020

Attack type:

• Punitive psychiatry not resulting in death

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Akmola Province, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

The court in Nur-Sultan ruled to place blogger and journalistAigul Utepova in a psychiatric dispensary. Utepova's daughter and her lawyer believe that there are no grounds for this and that the court decision is based on an attempt to isolate the author of critical posts.