Gulbanu Abenova

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: February 4, 2021

Attack type:

• prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

Blogger Gulbanu Abenova is a defendant in the civil court on a claim for the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation of Khanzada and Aigerim Baltayev. The plaintiffs believe that Abenova's posts published on Facebook between November 13 and 20, 2020, contain information that does not correspond to reality, defaming the honor, dignity, and business reputation of the plaintiffs in order to influence the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan.