Affiliated media: Ratel.kz , Internet resource

Incident date: November 17, 2017

Attack type:

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

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

On November 7th, Ratel.kz published a review of the Kazakh-language press, where information about the article "Mukhtar Yul-Myhamed yuryan aparat berd me?", posted on the Abai.kz website, was published under the Russian-language headline "Did Mukhtar Kul-Muhammad mislead the president?" . Shortly after publication, Marat Astomin, the editor-in-chief of the Ratel.kz, was approached by Artyom Istomin, spokesman for the first deputy of the Nur Otan party. He said that the material cited "incorrect information" and asked for it to be removed from the portal and remove the link to the material on Facebook.