Gulnar Bazhkenova

Affiliated media: Telegram channel Bazhkenova, Journalist

Incident date: October 3, 2022

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Gulnar Bazhkenova's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

Gulnar Bazhkenova, the editor-in-chief of Orda.kz, reported on Facebook about the blocking of her Telegram account. In response to inquiries about the reasons for the blocking, the Telegram administration responded that there were mass mailings, including pornography, from Bazhkenova's account. A few days later, after Bazhkenova appealed to Telegram, the blocking of her account was lifted.