Agnieszka Pikulicka - Justice for Journalists

Agnieszka Pikulicka

Affiliated media: The Diplomat, Journalist

Incident date: February 1, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

On 1 February, Agnieszka Pikulicka complained of sexual harassment by an official of the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to her, the representative of the Uzbek foreign policy department named "Rustam" not only harassed her but also put pressure on her to write positive articles about Uzbekistan in exchange for accreditation.

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