On the 3rd of January 2020, three unknown individuals broke three windows in the apartment of Saltanat Tashimova, a woman human rights defender and environmental activist from Kazakhstan, by throwing large stones. She informed in a social media post that the stones were thrown at the same time and that one of them fell next to the bed leaving there lots of shards.

According to the activist, the police arrived on the 3rd of January and opened a case under the article "Intentional destruction or damage of others' property."

Saltanat Tashimova attributes this attack as a retaliation for her activism. Together with other environmental activists, she spoke out against the construction of a ski resort in the Kokzhailau Gorge, compacted construction in the centre of Almaty and cutting down trees in the city.