Zonakz.net - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Zonakz.net , Online media

Incident date: June 8, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

The Specialized Children's and Youth School of the Olympic Reserve filed a lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation with the Almaty Civil Court. The defendants are the editor-in-chief of the Internet newspaper Zonakz.net Yuri Mizinov and the editorial board itself. The reason was the program aired on the Internet media in which the school was criticized.

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