Bagdat Asylbek
- Bagdat Asylbek is a Kazakhstan's journalist, correspondent of the Almaty Bureau of Radio Azattyk and the Azattyk Asia project. On October 22, 2026, he was forcibly taken to the Almaty Police Department to give explanations. According to the editorial office, money was allegedly transferred to his Kaspi account for the sale of a smartphone, although the journalist did not post ads for the sale. While the journalist was in police custody, unknown people entered his apartment. Human rights activists regard the case as pressure. (Almaty)
