Manas Kaiyrtayuly

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyq , Journalist

Incident date: July 25, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Chapayevo

Additional information:

The commission's chairperson at the polling station tried to prevent the journalist of the Radio Azattyq Manas Kaiyrtayuly from entering the polling station. After a «thorough check» of the editorial assignment, she said that the journalist should leave the polling station because there was no «sufficient reason» – it was written in the editorial assignment that the journalist was sent to cover the election. Kaiyrtayuly stated the legality of his actions, after which the chairperson decided to talk, apparently, with a higher authority over the phone and received the «permission» to allow the journalist to continue filming.