Sofiya Mustafayeva

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: December 4, 2023

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty

Additional information:

Journalist Sofiya Mustafayeva said her activities were obstructed during the preparation of a story about the burnt hostel in Almaty, where 12 people died. «Everyone understands perfectly well, there can be no right to ban filming at the scene of the tragedy five days later. Just these days, the law on mass media is being discussed in the parliament. What do you say, friends, can the police prohibit filming at the site of the tragedy in Almaty, where 12 people died? You can’t go in there, in the hostel, everything is closed there. But they also put tape around the perimeter so that you can’t go near it. And if you start filming, a policeman chases you away, walking almost on your heels, filming you and virtually interrogating», — Mustafayeva wrote on Facebook.