Abdullo Gurbati - Justice for Journalists

Abdullo Gurbati

Affiliated media: Asia-Plus , Journalist

Incident date: May 29, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Asia-Plus

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

Abdullo Gurbati was beaten by unknown people in the district of Huroson, where he went to make a report about people affected by the force of nature. As he approached the victims' tents, a car approached him, several men came out from it and immediately attacked Gurbati, accusing him of incitement. "I started explaining that I am a journalist and I came to do a story. They wouldn’t listen and one of them started beating me, and the others were watching. The man who beat up said he was the head of the Jamoat," the journalist said.

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