Saniya Toyken

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyq , Journalist

Incident date: January 10, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Akmola Province, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

The chairman of the election commission №318 in Nur-Sultan demanded Radio Azattyq reporter Saniya Toyken to stop filming the actions of election commission members, which the journalist was filming from a distance of four meters. The reason for the ban was that the journalist was disturbing the process and the journalist did not have a PCR test. The chairman of the election commission refused to start counting the votes until the journalist left the room. After that, three policemen took Saniya Toyken out of the hall and locked the door from inside.