Asemgul Mukhitkyzy

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyq, Journalist

Incident date: February 22, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

Radio Azattyq reporter in Nur-Sultan Asemgul Mukhitkyzy could not attend the meeting of mothers of many children with representatives of the Nur Otan party. The journalist was not allowed inside the building because of the quarantine regime. In response to Mukhitkyzy's remark that 40 women had just entered the building, the Nur Otan representative said that the women would come out after the meeting and answer all the questions.