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Kazakhstan: Surge in Cyber Attacks on Independent Media
According to Adil Soz, a local press freedom group, unidentified perpetrators have launched cyberattacks against at least nine independent media outlets and numerous journalists in Kazakhstan since November 2023.
Kazakhstan: CFWIJ Demands Review of Nargiz Severnya's Bogus Extortion Case
Severnya and husband were sentenced to prison on charges of extortion after reporting on Kazakhstan's military affairs
Kazakhstan: Journalist Marina Nizovkina Appeals to President for Protection Amid Police Pressure
The Coalition For Women In Journalism expresses deep concern for well-known reporter Marina Nizovkina who has made a public appeal for protection following intimidation by police.
Kazakhstan: Saniya Toiken Obstructed, Drone Destroyed While Reporting at Power Plant
Man drives over drone of award-winning reporter Saniya Toiken while she reported on a power plant.
Kazakhstan: Journalist Diana Saparkyzy Forcibly Expelled from Mine After Reporting on Fatal Fire
Men dragged journalist Diana Saparkyzy by her arms out of a mine after she interviewed relatives of miners who died in an accident.
Kazakhstan: Police Force Journalist Sandugash Duysenova to Strip Naked and Film Her While in Detention
Kazakhstan journalist Sandugash Duysenova, known for her investigative work on social issues and corruption, was humiliated and tortured by investigators during detention.
Kazakhstan: Journalists Convicted Of Conducting “Opinion Polls” During Elections
RSF correspondent Janna Baytelova and Uralskaya Nedelya's editor-in-chief Tamara Eslyamova convicted of conducting illegal opinion polls.
Germany: Phone of Meduza’s Galina Timchenko Infected with Pegasus Spyware in Berlin
Head of Meduza, Galina Timchenko, reveals her phone was hacked with Pegasus while in Berlin.
Kazakhstan: Well-known Journalist’s Car Vandalized, And Her Son Threatened At Gunpoint – CFWIJ Calls On Police To Act
In January, journalist Dinara Yegeubayeva’s car was set on fire outside her home, now her son is threatened by an unknown person at gunpoint.
Kazakhstan: Journalist Yevgenia Baltatarova Detained And Charged With Two Criminal Cases
Yevgenia Baltatarova, an independent journalist from Buryatia, was detained at Almaty International Airport and restricted from leaving the country.
Kazakhstan: Olesya Vertinskaya physically assaulted and threatened
Dorozhniy Kontrol correspondent Olesya Vertinskaya was attacked outside her home in Ataryu on the morning of Tuesday, July 19.
Kazakhstan: CFWIJ Alarmed Regarding The Repression Of Press Underway
Authorities have shut down several news platforms and detained journalists in order to curb the ongoing protests in the country.
Kazakhstan: Chief Editor Zarina Akhmatova Forced To Resign To Restore Blocked Hola News Website
HOLA News editor-in-chief Zarina Akhmatova and founders Alisher Kaidarov and Adilet Tursynbek were forced to resign after the website of the independent news network was made widely inaccessible for users. HOLA News was forced to remove its report on the Pandora Papers, implicating former president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s believed extra-marital partner Assel Kurmanbayeva as a beneficiary of secretive offshore payments, before its website was restored after 10 days. The Coalition For Women In Journalism is deeply concerned at this blatant infringement on press freedom. We extend solidarity to Zarina, and HOLA News founders and team, and demand that the news organization is allowed to operate independently without interference.
Kazakhstan: CFWIJ Calls On Kazakh Authorities To End The House Arrest Of Aigul Utepova
Blogger and YouTuber Aigul Utepova was arrested on September 17, 2020, and placed under house arrest on September 20, 2020, pending her trial. It has been more than six months since the journalist’s arrest. Aigul is only allowed to leave her apartment in case of a medical emergency. Kazakh judicial authorities have charged Aigul for participating in political movements labeled as extremist by the government.
Kazakhstan: CFWIJ Condemns The Police’s Mistreatment Of Journalist Saniya Toiken
Journalists faced interference by the police while covering the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan on January 10, 2021. Saniya Toiken of Radio Free Europe’s Radio Azattyk was among those whose phones were confiscated by the police. The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns such harsh treatment of journalists.