Beken Alirahimov

Affiliated media: КТК TV channel , Journalist

Incident date: April 11, 2020

Attack type:

• Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RSF

Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau

Additional information:

A film crew from KTK television channel – correspondent Beken Alirakhimov and cameraman Manas Sharipov – were detained on the grounds of the regional hospital in Atyrau while filming a show on the transfer of 257 medical personnel who had been in contact with infected persons, to the tuberculosis clinic in the Makhambet District. The journalists were accused of violating the state of emergency regimen. On April 24, an administrative court issue issued them a penalty in the form of a warning.