As a former editor-in-chief and reporter at Uralskaya Nedelya, Lukpan Akhmedyarov is one of Kazakhstan’s most prominent independent journalists.
In 2012 Akhmedyarov survived an assassination attempt during which he was stabbed 8 times. The attack was preceded by a number of death threats and lawsuits from regime supporters.
He won the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism the same year.
In 2022 he was detained for his coverage of the “Bloody January” protests.
Lukpan Akhmedyarov, one of Kazakhstan’s most prominent independent journalists, former editor-in-chief, and reporter at Uralskaya Nedelya,  addresses the 5th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks. Full remarks Lukpan Akhmedyarov: Good afternoon. I am very sorry, I don’t speak English. I don’t
A panel including one of Kazakhstan’s most prominent independent journalists and former editor-in-chief and reporter at Uralskaya Nedelya, Lukpan Akhmedyarov;  Moroccan human rights activist and intellectual, Kacem El Ghazzali; journalist and former Executive Director of the “Club Suisse de la Presse,” Guy Mettan; and Russian performance artist, political activist, and
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