Botagoz Omarova

Affiliated media: YouTube channel ElMedia, Journalist

Incident date: May 11, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Astana

Additional information:

Journalist of the YouTube channel ElMedia Botagoz Omarova reported that certain people are interested in her. «People are asking my colleagues about me, the are interested in ’what I breathe’, finding out my social circle», — Omarova wrote in her social networks accounts. She reported a series of oddities that began after she saw union leaders from Aktau and Zhanaozen. Botagoz Omarova notes that questions about her began after she started producing stories on ElMedia.