Avazmad Gurbatov (Abdullo Gurbati) - Justice for Journalists

Avazmad Gurbatov (Abdullo Gurbati)

Affiliated media: Independent blogger

Incident date: August 17, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Ozodi

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

The criminal case against Avazmad Gurbatov was sent to court. He is charged under three articles of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan — insulting a government official (Part 1 of Article 330), the use of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 328), and participation in the activities of banned organizations (Paragraph 3 of Part 2 of Article 307). The first two charges carry a fine, while the charge of membership in a banned organization — from five to eight years in prison.

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