Anora Sarkorova

Affiliated media: Independent journalist

Incident date: March 23, 2023

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via judicial and/or economic pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Ozodi

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

The mother of journalist Anora Sarkorova, who lives in Prague, was summoned to thSino District Police Department of Dushanbe. Anora Sarkorova wrote on her Facebook page that her mother and brother were summoned to the police on March 23. They were told that a criminal case had been opened against their son-in-law, journalist Rustami Joni. According to Anora Sarkorova, the investigator wrote down their personal details, place of residence, personal details of their deceased father and her two minor children. Investigator Abdukhakim Shafiyev confirmed that Rustam Joni’s mother-in-law was summoned to the police and asked about his current whereabouts.