Miraziz Bazarov - Justice for Journalists

Miraziz Bazarov

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: May 11, 2021

Attack type:

  • Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Gazeta.uz

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

Blogger Miraziz Bazarov was charged under the article «libel for personal gain or other lowly motives». Initially, the criminal case was opened on the collective complaint of teachers of school №110, now three bloggers, whom Bazarov accused of bullying, have been recognised as victims, said lawyer Sergey Mayorov. From April 1 to April 20, 2021, law enforcement agencies received 28 complaints from citizens demanding «to take legal actions against Miraziz Bazarov».

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