Ainur Saparova - Justice for Journalists

Ainur Saparova

Affiliated media: Newspaper Ak Zhaik , Journalist

Incident date: January 5, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau

Additional information:

Ainur Saparova, the correspondent of Ak Zhaik, was covering the riots outside the Atyrau region akimat. A tall man approached her and, in a threatening tone, ordered the journalist not to film. By this point, Ainur had already finished filming.

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