Asem Zhapisheva - Justice for Journalists

Asem Zhapisheva

Affiliated media: The Village Kazakhstan, Journalist

Incident date: September 1, 2021

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

On August 31, the article by Asem Zhapisheva «The Boy from Abay: How victims of violence live three years later» was published on the website of The Village Kazakhstan. The day after the publication, the journalist reported that she was forced to turn off both of her cell phones because, after the publication of the report, she began receiving threats over the phone from unknown people (allegedly from representatives of various agencies) demanding to remove the material.

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