Lyazzat Karazhanova
Affiliated media: Ak Zhaiyk, Journalist
Incident date: February 23, 2023
Attack type:
- Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information
Who attacked: Non-authorities
Source: Adil Soz
Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau
Additional information:
On February 23, the correspondent of Ak Zhaiyk Lyazzat Karazhanova could not get to the long construction project — tourist Visit Centre. At the entrance to the site, Lyazzat Karazhanova was met by the site manager of the contracting organisation. Having learnt that Karazhanova was a journalist, he first spoke to someone on the phone and then said that she could not enter the building. When asked why she was not allowed to enter the building, the site manager said that the reporter needed to obtain permission from the customer, i.e. the regional construction department. Lyazzat was unable to contact the head of the construction department, Nurbergen Kusainov, since his phone was unavailable.