Yesimkhan Kanaatov - Justice for Journalists

Yesimkhan Kanaatov

Affiliated media: Newspaper Yel Khyzmetinde (On the Service of the People), Editor-in-chief

Incident date: July 2, 2022

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: AsiaTerra

Location: Uzbekistan, Nukus

Additional information:

Allegedly on July 2, after the tragic events in Nukus, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Yel Khyzmetinde (In the Service of the People) Yesimkhan Kanaatov was detained. It is currently unknown what he is accused of and where he is being held.

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