Olesya Vertinskaya

Affiliated media: Road Control, Journalist

Incident date: January 7, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ak Zhaiyk

Location: Kazakhstan, Atyrau Province, Atyrau

Additional information:

On January 7, police officers took blogger and journalist of the media outlet Road Control Olesya Vertinskaya from her home and brought her to the police department. The journalist reported that she was subjected to psychological pressure and death threats during the interrogation. On January 5, Olesya Vertinskaya filmed on video what was happening on the roads of Atyrau and in the city as a correspondent.