Akida Khanum - Justice for Journalists

Akida Khanum

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: September 3, 2020

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Telegram channel Ne molchi (Do not be silent)

Location: Uzbekistan, Samarkand

Additional information:

On September 3, blogger Akida Khanum organised the live stream on Facebook with a victim of domestic violence. The woman said that she is an orphan and that her husband regularly beat her for eight years and forced her to eat used diapers. After the interview, Akida Khanum was attacked by trolls and unknown people threatened her with consequences.

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