Irina Adylkanova

Affiliated media: Nasha Zhizn' (Our Life) , Journalist

Incident date: July 14, 2021

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Province, Pavlodar

Additional information:

The resident of Pavlodar, a citizen with limited abilities S. Shlychkov appealed to the police with the demand to bring criminal charges against journalists Irina Adylkanova (Our Life media) and Olga Voronko (currently a correspondent for Ratel.kz media). Shlychkov believes that journalists, «from 2010 to 2014 published articles using their official status, thereby illegally collecting information about the private life of Shlychkov». The investigation has been underway for five years – the case was being opened, then written off to the archive, then reopened again. Voronko was summoned to the police for interrogation as a witness in the case. Irina Adylkanova has not yet received a summons for interrogation.