Aktamak Koptleuova - Justice for Journalists

Aktamak Koptleuova

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: June 6, 2020

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook page of Aktamak Koptleuova

Location: Kazakhstan, Aktobe Province, Aktobe

Additional information:

On the morning of June 6, Aktamak Koptleuova was detained at the entrance of the house and forcibly taken to the Aktobe police station. On this day, peaceful rallies were planned in many cities of Kazakhstan. Koptleuova is a member of the International Federation of Journalists. According to the police, the blogger was taken for questioning in a certain criminal case, in which she is a witness. Koptleuova spent more than 10 hours at the police station.

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