- Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: April 27, 2020

Attack type:

Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

An unknown person telephoned the journalist and introduced himself as an official of the Ministry of Justice. He threatened the journalist with consequences for publications on the site asiaterra.info.

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