Zhanagul Zhursin

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyq, Journalist

Incident date: January 10, 2021

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Aktobe Province, Aktobe

Additional information:

The Chairman of the District Election Commission, Yerzhan Bahytbek, banned Radio Azattyq reporter from photographing and videotaping members of the election commission. The journalist was allowed to film only the ballot box. The journalist finally received the permission to do photo and video filming only after she notified about the demands on the polling station the chairman of the Aktobe Regional Electoral Commission, Gulnar Kunbaev.