Katerina Popkova

Affiliated media: TV channel Khabar 25, Journalist

Incident date: December 14, 2022

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Turkistan Region, Sastobe village

Additional information:

The head nurse of a hospital in the Turkestan Region interfered with the work of the journalists of the TV channel Khabar 24 Katerina Popkova and Nursultan Abbaz and then kicked them out of the building and closed the door. The film crew travelled to the hospital in the Sastobe village in connection with the closure of the children's ward. This was opposed by the residents of Sastobe, who were offered to treat their children in the district centre 30 kilometres away from the village. After the journalists complained to the press service of the district Akimat, the deputy chief doctor came to the film crew and gave an interview.