Farhat Abilov

Affiliated media: Newspaper Ak Zhaiyk, Journalist

Incident date: November 11, 2021

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau

Additional information:

The correspondent of the Atyrau-based weekly newspaper Ak Zhaiyk Farhat Abilov faced obstruction of his professional activities by the director of school-gymnasium № 30 in Atyrau. The journalist came to the educational institution to cover the problem of the school. The director of the school-gymnasium did not let Abilov inside the building, despite the fact that the reporter had a «green status» in the Ashyq application. She motivated her ban by quarantine measures.