Makhsat Sultangaziyev
Affiliated media: 4VLAST news agency, Journalist
Incident date: August 22, 2021
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Adil Soz
Location: Kazakhstan, Jambyl Province, Taraz
Additional information:
Makhsat Sultangaziyev, the journalist of the 4VLAST news agency, faced threats after publishing a journalistic investigation on the illegal allocation of land plots in the Shu district of the Zhambyl region. Sultangaziyev received a phone call from the deputy akim A. Balkybekov who warned him that if the journalist continued publishing materials, he would appeal to the court. After this incident, the editorial board appealed to the Minister of Information and Public Development Aida Balayeva with a request to draw attention to the incident.