Affiliated media: Vremya newspaper, Owner of the media outlet

Incident date: December 6, 2021

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Mikhail Kozachkov's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

The owner of the Vremya newspaper, Vremya Publishing House LLP, and journalist Mikhail Kozachkov are defendants in a civil lawsuit to protect the honour, dignity, and business reputation Fatima Zhakypova, pro-rector of the Kazakh National University. The lawsuit followed the publication «Anti-Corruption is Helpless – Will Anti-Plagiarism Help?» published in May 2021. Zhakypova demanded a refutation of the information, which she considers false, and compensation for moral damage.