Jahongir Rahimzoda

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: January 17, 2024

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

On January 17, blogger Jahongir Rahimzoda was arrested for 7 days for disobeying the lawful demands of police officers (Article 479 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Tajikistan), who considered his jokes on social networks offensive to Tajik culture.

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