Meyirim Bakhytzhan

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyq, Journalist

Incident date: October 4, 2023

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty

Additional information:

On October 4, the employees of the Kazakh National University prevented the journalist of Radio Azattyq from asking a question to the rector of the Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebayev on the day of opening of the Kemel Tokayev Auditorium. The reporter was grabbed in the corridor of the institution and taken away from the rector who was passing by.