Nikita Makarenko

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: February 7, 2020

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences
• Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: АССА

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

Yakkasaray civil court has upheld the claim of the «Fashion Bar Brasserie» involving journalist Nikita Makarenko for spreading «false» information» about the company's business. He must pay 200 000 soms ($21) in compensation. The content of the refutation article will be written by the judge himself. Nikita is planning to appeal the decision. For six months, he’s been fighting against noisy businesses that disrupted neighbourhood’s peace at night. The police failed to support local community, issuing occasional fines for committing nuisance.