Tauirbek Bozekenov - Justice for Journalists

Tauirbek Bozekenov

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: September 12, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: KazTAG

Location: Kazakhstan, Shymkent, Shymkent

Additional information:

Tauirbek Bozekenov reported threats of legal prosecution due to his Facebook posts. The journalist writes about the environmental situation in the Atyrau region. Lawsuit threats came after Bozekenov refused to delete his posts on the social network.

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