Nodirbek Khojimatov

Affiliated media: Facebook, Blogger

Incident date: September 12, 2019

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ozodlik

Location: Uzbekistan, Andijan regoin

Additional information:

Authorities wanted to make an example to the critical blogosphere, putting the Internet activist Nodirbek Khozhimatov in a temporary detention centre for 10 days under article 41 of the Criminal Code ("Insult"). Before the trial, the district prosecutor took a writ from the blogger about his voluntary desire "not to write critical things anymore".