Affiliated media: Mediazona, Online media

Incident date: November 13, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Zakon.kz

Location: Kazakhstan, Karaganda Region, Karaganda region

Additional information:

A group of businessmen in the Karaganda region (21 people) appealed to the head of Atameken NGO R. Batalova and the Minister of Culture and Information A. Balayeva, expressing their indignation at «fake attacks on businessman Yerlan Nigmatulin, which have recently become more frequent on some Internet resources». The businessmen list in their complaint 14 mass media outlets, which, in their opinion, spread deliberately false information about the seizure of their business. The media outlets are: Zagranburo, Masa media, Mediazona, Newtimes.kz, Esquire, LADA, Register TV Kazakhstan, ACCA media, BAIGENEWS.kz, Vlast, Exclusive.kz, news agency KazTAG, Radio Azattyq, YouTube channel Adal Adam live. Entrepreneurs ask to protect their rights and not to allow the dissemination of inaccurate information defaming their business reputation.