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."