Sharifa Madrakhimova

Affiliated media: Newspaper Marifat, Special correspondent

Incident date: April 22, 2020

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: gazeta.uz

Location: Uzbekistan, Fergana

Additional information:

Sharifa Madrakhimova, special correspondent for the newspaper Marifat and a member of the Ferghana Regional Section of the Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan was held for two hours at the police department of the Uchkupra District of Ferghana Region for taking video footage of the food market. During the filming, the secretary of the khokim (governor) tried to grab her telephone, and after the visit to the police department, the recording on her device was removed.