Internet Portal Nur LLP - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Internet Portal Nur LLP, Owner of the web portal Nur.kz

Incident date: April 6, 2023

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Province, Pavlodar

Additional information:

The Pavlodar City Court completed consideration of the lawsuit of the former district inspector N. Yensebayev against Internet Portal Nur LLP. The plaintiff demanded to recognise the published information as false and defamatory to his reputation and to oblige the defendant to publish a refutation. On April 6, the court partially satisfied the claim, recognising the information about beating and drunk driving as inaccurate. According to the court’s decision, the owner of the web portal Nur.kz must publish a refutation of the defamatory information and pay the plaintiff court costs.

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