Orken Zhoyamergen

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyk, Journalist

Incident date: July 6, 2019

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

On the evening of July 6th, Azattyk's Nur Sultan reporter Orken Zhoyamergen and cameraman Yerzhan Amirkhanov were attacked by an unknown man who sprayed pepper gas from a canister, Azattyk reports. Journalists from other outlets who were standing nearby were also exposed to the gas.