Affiliated media: Nur.kz, Internet outlet

Incident date: October 31, 2017

Attack type:

• Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Shymkent, Shymkent

Additional information:

Nurgazy Bukharbaev, director of the Shymkent zoo, accused journalists from three websites - NUR KZ, Tengrinews and Express K - of spreading false information. On his Facebook page, he said that the media outlets had issued negative information about the zoo on 25th October 2017, which he said was "not true."