Lukpan Akhmedyarov - Justice for Journalists

Lukpan Akhmedyarov

Affiliated media: Uralskaya Nedelya (uralskweek.kz), Journalist

Incident date: February 27, 2022

Attack type:

  • Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan Province, Uralsk

Additional information:

On February 27, at 7 PM, journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov was summoned to the police in Uralsk to give explanations at the complaint of a certain citizen N. Lomakina, who asked the police to take action against Akhmedyarov. Lomakina believes that the journalist and another user provoked a conflict between her and other Instagram users, used her photo, and blocked her account on the social network. Answering the investigator's questions, Akhmedyarov replied that he does not know Lomakina and had never met her, and for this reason, he could not feel hostility towards a stranger. The journalist believes that Lomakina was not happy with his post of support for the Ukrainian people and the flag of Ukraine on his page.

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund