Anora Sarkorova

Affiliated media: Independent journalist

Incident date: January 30, 2022

Attack type:

• Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Anora Sarkorova's Facebook page

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

Unknown individuals (most likely fake accounts) shared a video in Tajik Facebook groups showing dancing girls in a sauna. The accompanying caption to the video says that the video allegedly shows Anora Sarkorova, the Tajik independent journalist. She used to work for the BBC Russian Service, but because the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not renew her accreditation, Anora was left without a job.