Dana Zhanay - Justice for Journalists

Dana Zhanay

Affiliated media: Human Rights Defense Foundation Qaharman Kz, Online activist, Director

Incident date: November 15, 2020

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook page of Dana Zhanay

Location: Kazakhstan, Aktobe Province, Aktobe

Additional information:

Online activist Dana Zhanay was summoned for interrogation at the office of criminal investigations of the police department of the Aktobe region on a criminal case opened over the repost of publications about two police officers. The pre-trial investigation was initiated under the article «Intervention in privacy and dissemination of personal data». Dana Zhanay is involved in the case as a witness with the right to defence.

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