Affiliated media: Kloop.kg, Cameraman

Incident date: October 6, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

Journalists and cameramen of Reporter.kg, 24.kg and Kloop.kg were attacked by protesters in Bishkek. Several aggressive people approached a group of journalists, physically assaulted them, and tried to take away the camera of Kloop.kg cameraman. Phones of Reporter.kg journalists were also taken away. Media workers were covering protests in Kyrgyzstan which started on 4 October.