Orazay Kydyrbayev

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: August 18, 2021

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Journalist's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

In Almaty, two unknown men attacked the young journalist Orazay Kydyrbayev. First, they demanded money from him, after which they took his cell phone. When Orazbay tried to return the property, the unknown assailants began beating him. The journalist was helped by some young people who were passing by. Kydyrbayev was hospitalized, his jaw was broken. Most likely, the attack had nothing to do with his professional activities.