Shokhrukh Saipov

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: August 15, 2022

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via non-physical pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: ACCA

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Osh

Additional information:

Journalist Shokhrukh Saipov, who spoke about problems with cab drivers at the airport in Osh and at the Dostuk border checkpoint, has been subjected to threats on social media. He told this in an interview for the online media ACCA. «I receive the main threats through social networks. Through DM, I get comments and posts with threats against me. They write that I incite interethnic discord, that if I don’t like Kyrgyzstan, I can go live in Uzbekistan, they ask me why I defend Uzbeks, and they recommend to be careful. I attached most of these posts and comments to a complaint with the police. Threats come not only through social networks but also through my acquaintances. They ask for my contacts and address. They come to my brothers, trying to gather more information about my activities», — said the journalist.