Askhat Niyazov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Obozhayu, Project author

Incident date: December 28, 2023

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via non-physical pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: KazTAG

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Astana

Additional information:

«Something strange is happening concerning my social networks account. Almost simultaneously, my wife’s Instagram account and the account of the leading columnist Nazymgul (Nazymgul Kumyspayeva is the host of the column „Ministers“ of the project Obozhayu) were blocked. During the night, there was an attack on my Telegram channel», — said the author of the project Obozhayu, journalist Askhat Niyazov in Instagram. The journalist was forced to close comments on the channel. On December 29, the Instagram account of the Obozhayu TV cameraman from Almaty was also blocked.