Alexey Vorobyov

Affiliated media: Uralsk Week (uralskweek.kz), Journalist

Incident date: January 10, 2021

Attack type:

• Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Uralsk Week (uralskweek.kz)

Location: Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan Province, Uralsk

Additional information:

On the election day, journalists from Uralsk Week noticed they were being followed — two cars followed journalists through all polling stations. During the two-hour "escort", the journalists tried several times to meet their pursuers, but the cars were hastily leaving.