Affiliated media: Telegram channel Troll.uz, Blogger
Incident date: July 22, 2020
Attack type:
- Attacks via judicial or economic means
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: JFJ Expert
Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Additional information:
Сurators from the law enforcement agency forced blogger to delete a post about corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. He conducted an anonymous poll among readers about $3,000 in patient receipts, supposedly confirming the cost of drugs and treatment. For this, the patients were promised monetary compensation. Several dozen people confirmed corruption. Blogger advised readers to take screenshots to help keep publications online.