Affiliated media: TengriNews.kz, Online media

Incident date: June 16, 2021

Attack type:

• prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

The akim of the rural district of the Almaty region, Zhasulan Onalbayev, filed a lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation against the editorial board of the online media TengriNews. The reason for the lawsuit was the publication of articles about the situation of the Bibidzhanov brothers, who are threatened with forced eviction, and the role of the akim in this case.