Событие Ulugbek Babakulov - Justice for Journalists

Ulugbek Babakulov

Affiliated media: Fergana agency, Journalist

Incident date: June 9, 2017

Attack type:

  • Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Kyrgyzstan

Additional information:

The Investigative Department of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic opened a criminal case against Babakulov, who "on the website Fergananews.com and other resources published a number of articles of a provocative nature, aimed at inciting ethnic hostility and hatred, creating the preconditions for the aggravation of inter-ethnic relations."

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