Affiliated media: Nahzat.org, The website of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan

Incident date: April 9, 2020

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Khovar

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan blocked the website Nahzat.ru, which is no longer available under this domain but has a mirror (Nahzat.org). The website is a portal of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, recognized in Tajikistan as a terrorist and banned since 2015. The Court granted a statement by the General Prosecutor of Tajikistan stating that Nahzat.ru is linked to terrorist and extremist organizations banned in Tajikistan. The decision was taken on 18 February but became known to the public on 9 April.