Gulbanu Abenova

Affiliated media: Blogger, Journalist

Incident date: August 5, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Astana

Additional information:

Blogger and journalist Gulbany Abenova reported about cyberbullying, to which she was subjected after her posts about the work of Aibek Barysov’s factory producing military equipment. The journalist questioned the head of the plant’s assertion that the vehicles they produce are as good as foreign ones in terms of quality and performance. According to Abenova, after that, a «whole digital front» of bots and bloggers posted comments with insults and groundless accusations on her Facebook page.