Affiliated media: Adilsoz.kz, International Foundation for Protection of Freedom

Incident date: April 3, 2020

Attack type:

• Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

On 3 April, the International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech Adil Soz was informed that they've been included on the list of websites that violate the laws of Kazakhstan. It turns out that the website was included in the blacklist in 2016 but it’s impossible to find out by whom- there’s been a few cabinet reshuffles, the ministry portal changed many handlers. Adil soz has declared that in twenty years of their existence, they were never a subject on the court case, the never received any warnings from the prosecutor’s office. There has never been a court ruling to block the fund website.