Viktoria Savelyeva
Affiliated media: KTK TV channel, Journalist
Incident date: June 24, 2022
Attack type:
- Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Adil Soz
Location: Kazakhstan, Jambyl Province, Taraz
Additional information:
The film crew of the KTK TV channel (journalist Viktoria Savelyeva and cameraman Denis Khramov) was not allowed into the regional Akimat of the Zhambyl Region to cover a meeting of officials with the heads of private kindergartens. Akimat security said that journalists with special equipment should not be allowed in. After waiting for some time, the KTK journalists and many heads of kindergartens left. Later, it turned out that the deputy akim had also met with the head of the head of the kindergartens, but the film crew had already left by that point. «During and after the incident, the film crew was not explained the reasons for not being allowed into the akimat building with professional equipment, much less told that the deputy akim would receive the people who came and that journalists could wait for him», — Viktoria Savelyeva said.