Sholpan Otekeyeva - Justice for Journalists

Sholpan Otekeyeva

Affiliated media: Online activist

Incident date: February 1, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Mangystau Province, Zhanaozen

Additional information:

The court in Zhanaozen found online activist Sholpan Otekeyeva guilty of spreading libel and arrested her for 20 days. The investigation was initiated at the demand of a colonel of the Beyneu Police Department for reposting on Facebook a message about the persecution of a civil activist.

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