Kokshetau.asia - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Kokshetau.asia , Online media

Incident date: January 28, 2022

Attack type:

  • Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Akmola Province, Kokshetau

Additional information:

From about 7 PM on January 27, network users could not get to the official website of the news agency Kokshetau Asia. The Russian hosting company, which hosts the portal of the editorial office, reported that there was a problem with the gateway on the virtual border of Kazakhstan and Russia. The problems with the media outlet's website coincided with attempts by Nurzhan Baimuldin, editor-in-chief of the Russian service of Kokshetau Asia, to appeal against his arrest.

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