Kalamkas Botabekova - Justice for Journalists

Kalamkas Botabekova

Affiliated media: Kazakhstan Without Corruption, Journalist

Incident date: January 10, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Turkistan Region, Turkestan

Additional information:

The journalist of the media outlet Kazakhstan Without Corruption Kalamkas Botabekova was found guilty of violating the law on rallies by an administrative court. According to the administrative report, on January 4, at about 5 PM, near the Alkhan Ata shop in Turkestan, she went live on Facebook and appealed to local residents to come to an illegal rally. At the court hearing, Botabekova explained that on January 4, she went live on Facebook as a journalist and told about the people who had gathered for an illegal rally. The court fined Botabekova KZT 107,205 (approximately USD 300).

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