1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Authorities harass, obstruct journalists covering Kazakhstan parliamentary elections - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="N2fPBKJn4Z"><a href="https://cpj.org/2021/01/authorities-harass-obstruct-journalists-covering-kazakhstan-parliamentary-elections/">Authorities harass, obstruct journalists covering Kazakhstan parliamentary elections</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2021/01/authorities-harass-obstruct-journalists-covering-kazakhstan-parliamentary-elections/embed/#?secret=N2fPBKJn4Z" width="600" height="338" title="“Authorities harass, obstruct journalists covering Kazakhstan parliamentary elections” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="N2fPBKJn4Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/rt_kazakhstan_01-12-2021.jpg45613070On January 10, 2021, Kazakh law enforcement officers and electoral officials harassed and interfered with the work of at least seven journalists who were covering parliamentary elections in the country, according to news reports and journalists who spoke to CPJ. In Nur-Sultan, the capital, a police officer grabbed the phone of Saniya Toiken, a correspondent...