Ulbolsyn Turdiyeva

Affiliated media: Online activist

Incident date: February 12, 2021

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Kazakhstan, Mangystau Province, Aktau

Additional information:

A court in the Mangystau region found online activist Ulbolsyn Turdiyeva guilty of committing an administrative offense under the article «Defamation» and sentenced her to a fine of KZT 525,060 (more than USD 1200). The activist was accused of defamation by the head of the anti-extremism unit of the Mangystau Region Police Department for a post on Facebook.

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