Ekaraganda.kz - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Ekaraganda.kz , News website

Incident date: July 1, 2020

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Kazakhstan, Karaganda Region, Karagandy

Additional information:

The editors of the Ekaraganda.kz news agency received a pre-trial claim from the management of the Delfin Water Park demanding publication of a retraction on the social network Instagram. The Water Park’s claims were caused by a publication of June 11 about a woman student who had not received wages after a month of work at Delfin.

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