Saniya Toiken

Affiliated media: Radio Azattyk, Journalist

Incident date: July 6, 2018

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Mangystau Province, Aktau

Additional information:

On July 6th, Saniya Toiken announced on her Facebook page that someone, using a fake account in her name, had posted a provocative post on her behalf in the "Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan" Telegram chat: "On Telegram in the DCK West chat, a provocative message was published in my name. Interestingly, I can see this fake in my contacts list. This morning I was in Yntymak Square. I took a picture of the police cars and there I met with the police. Later in the evening, a fake Saniya Toiken appeared in the DCK West Telegram chat and wrote a message."