Affiliated media: TV channel Almaty, Journalist

Incident date: August 14, 2023

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: TV channel Almaty

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty

Additional information:

The film crew of the TV channel Almaty was attacked while covering the trial on the case of the death of 4-year-old Aykorkem during the events in January 2022. The journalists were attacked without explanation by a civil activist. He injured a journalist and a cameraman and broke a camera tripod. «We sincerely share the pain of irreparable loss with the family of Aykorkem Meldekhan. At the same time, we believe that violence against media representatives is unacceptable and barbaric and demand that the perpetrator be punished to the full extent of the law», — the editorial board said in a statement.