Событие Rustam Karim - Justice for Journalists

Rustam Karim

Affiliated media: Facebook, Blogger

Incident date: October 18, 2019

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ozodlik

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

According to the court's verdict, Rustam Karim was found guilty of committing a crime under article 244-1 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan ("Production, storage, distribution or demonstration of materials that threaten public safety and public order") and was sentenced to 3 years and 1 month of imprisonment and to serve the sentence in a penal colony.

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