Affiliated media: Channel 7, TV channel

Incident date: July 28, 2021

Attack type:

• Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Makhambet Abzhan's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

Deputy of the lower house of the parliament Zhanat Omarbekova appealed to the news agency Newtimes.kz and TV channel Channel 7 with a pre-trial claim. The Majiliswoman demands to «publish (...) a refutation and remove the article «The daughter-in-law of the Majiliswoman lives in a crisis centre waiting for alimony» from the internet portal of the news agency, other sources (Facebook, Instagram), as well as the story on the TV channel.