Moy Gorod - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Moy Gorod, Online media

Incident date: April 7, 2023

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan Province, Uralsk

Additional information:

Late Friday night, the editor-in-chief of the Uralsk-based newspaper Moy Gorod Anel Kainedenova was asked by the police to come to the editorial office urgently. As it turned out, an unknown person had sent a message to the law enforcement authorities that an explosive device with a capacity of 100 kg of TNT had been planted in the office of the media outlet and the timer had already been started. Arriving police officers did not find the bomb. The law enforcement agencies registered the fact, and the search for the attackers is underway.

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