Bloggers in the Turkestan region were arrested for recounting a TV channel's plot.
In the Turkestan Region, three residents have been held to account following social media posts referencing a report from the Turkistan.tv television channel about the head of the Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control, Nurbek Nyshanov. One of the individuals involved received 20 days of administrative detention. Deputy Abzal Kuspán stated his intention to send inquiries to state bodies, highlighting the contentious nature of classifying such publications as defamation.