Olga Voronko - Justice for Journalists

Olga Voronko

Affiliated media: Ratel.kz , Journalist

Incident date: April 6, 2021

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Ratel.kz

Location: Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Province, Pavlodar

Additional information:

In a telephone conversation with the journalist of Ratel.kz Olga Voronko, a man who introduced himself as the deputy chairman of the local trade union Batyr Komir at the Bogatyr Komir coal mine threatened her with legal action for her article «Who derailed the train at the Bogatyr coal mine» (Ratel.kz, 06.04.2021).

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