Agnieszka Pikulicka

Affiliated media: Al Jazeera , Journalist

Incident date: June 2, 2021

Attack type:

• Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan rejected the application of Pikulicka, a freelance correspondent for Al-Jazeera and The Guardian based in Tashkent, to renew her press accreditation. The letter states that the accreditation was rejected on account of her work “degrading the honor and dignity of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan,” “interfering in the internal affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan,” “propagandizing ethnic and religious discord,” and violating a law called “On the defense of children from information harmful to their health.”