Yuri Mizinov - Justice for Journalists

Yuri Mizinov

Affiliated media: Zonakz.net , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: June 8, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

The Specialized Children's and Youth Olympic Reserve School №9 filed a lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation with the civil court of the Bostandyk District Court of Almaty. The defendants are Yuri Mizinov, editor-in-chief of the Internet newspaper Zonakz.net, and the editorial board itself. The reason was the program aired by the online media, in which the speakers criticized the school. During the consideration of the case on the merits, the plaintiff filed a petition to leave the statement of claim without consideration.

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