Affiliated media: Avesta, Online publication

Incident date: March 10, 2020

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

The major independent news organisations in Tajikistan (Asia-Plus, Radio Ozodi and others) have been blocked. News organisation are so used to the blocking that none of them tried to check with the Liaison Service why the access to websites has been restricted.