The New-York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Kazakh authorities to "swiftly investigate" an attack on journalist Diana Saparqyzy and "prosecute those involved, and ensure that members of the press can cover events of public importance without obstruction." Saparqyzy, a KazTAG news agency correspondent, was attacked on August 18 by five unknown men who forcibly removed her from the grounds of a mining operation in central Qaraghandy region, where she was reporting on a deadly accident. The attackers used force to take her phone and deleted her video footage.
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