Kazakhstan: independent media outlet target of new attack (Update)
Event- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Initial Date
- Nov 23, 2022
- Event Description
Unknown assailants have broken a window at the offices of the Elmedia television channel in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. The attack came weeks after a similar attack shattered the office's glass doors and a large inscription was left in red on the sidewalk in front of the office in what employees believe was a warning to independent media. Elmedia said on Telegram on November 23 that the office's doors were also broken in the overnight attack. Intimidation and attacks on independent media outlets in the country have been frequent for years.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Violence (physical)
- Rights Concerned
- Media freedom
- Freedom of expression
- Online
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to property
- HRD
- Media Worker
- Perpetrator-State
- Unknown
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Unknown
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 43.23707231987402
Longitude: 76.94465612816774
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 23 November 2022, Elmedia, independent media outlet covering political and social issues, had its office attacked again by unknown perpetrators in Almaty, Kazakhstan.