Affiliated media: Akhbor website, Online outlet
Incident date: January 11, 2019
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Unknown sources
Source: JFJ Expert
Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe
Additional information:
Rajabi Mirzo, Fakhriddini Kholbek, Farangis Ismoilova, Khurshed Fozilov and 12 more journalists were questioned separately by officers of the State Committee for National Security on the subject of their collaboration with the Prague-based outlet Akhbor. As a result the outlet was deprived of all its freelancers.