Madina Zhatkanbayeva
Affiliated media: 4vlastinfo.kz, Journalist
Incident date: September 14, 2022
Attack type:
- Short-term detention
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: YouTube channel 4vlastinfo.kz
Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan
Additional information:
The correspondent of the Internet portal 4vlastinfo.kz Madina Zhatkanbayeva was detained by police during the process of interviewing people who came from different regions to address the authorities. The journalist was detained by people in masks and black clothes. Without identifying themselves, they started pushing everyone into the car. According to Madina, she said she was a journalist, but no one listened to her. In the car, one of the law enforcers, seeing the journalist's official ID card, made a call to someone on the cell phone, after which they let Madina out on the road. According to the journalist, she was threatened with taking away her phone and camera if she took any video.