Ayarbek Joldoshbaev

Affiliated media: Eldik.media, Journalist

Incident date: April 11, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Osh

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist during the filming at polling station No. 5319, and then took him to the Ak-Buura police station of the Internal Affairs Department. The journalist was there for about an hour and was released after the chief editor of Eldik.media arrived at the police station. The police officers explained the reporter's detention by «a ban on filming». Zholdoshbaev covered the process of elections to local authorities and the referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, which took place on April 11, 2021.