Georgy Govorov

Affiliated media: Nasha Gazeta, Journalist

Incident date: September 5, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Kostanay Province, Novonezhinka

Additional information:

Georgy Govorov, the journalist of the weekly newspaper Nasha Gazeta, was not allowed on the territory of the fire fighting headquarters in Novonezhinka, where the president of Kazakhstan was scheduled to visit that day. The officer responsible for the security and the police officers, who did not introduce themselves, said that the journalist was not on the list of media workers allowed to cover the president's visit. Meanwhile, the regional Akimat said that they did not compile any lists and advised to contact the President's Office. An employee of the President's Office did not answer the journalists' calls and messages.