Gulzhan Yergaliyeva - Justice for Journalists

Gulzhan Yergaliyeva

Affiliated media: Elmedia , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: October 17, 2022

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

On October 17, the Elmedia editorial office was attacked again — unknown persons broke its window. Earlier, on October 14, the door was broken. This time, the authors of the «message» made themselves known. The Telegram channel of the editorial office received a message from someone named Andrey: «Good afternoon, have you seen the windows we broke again yesterday? This time, not at the main entrance». When asked what they were after, he answered with threats, saying they were «planning something else great» and would come again today. In response to other questions, the author only sent a photo of rope and soap and asked to show it to the head of the project, Gulzhan Yergaliyeva. Elmedia («Channel for the People» — translation from Kazakh) is a new analytical project of the Kazakh journalist Gulzhan Yergaliyeva, launched in February 2022. The channel covers the social and political life of the country.

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