Zhanar Asylkhanova
Affiliated media: Channel 31, Journalist
Incident date: March 27, 2023
Attack type:
- Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Adil Soz
Location: Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan Province, Ridder
Additional information:
Journalist Zhanar Asylkhanova, the correspondent of Channel 31, faced rejection from the head of security of the Ridder combined heat and power plant, who did not allow her to visit the facility, citing a lack of necessary permission. Zhanar came to the problematic combined heat and power plant after a series of accidents in winter in order to document the current state and meet representatives of the city administration present at the facility. At the same time, a day later, a film crew from another media outlet was allowed into the facility without any problems.