Ayzhan Myrsaliyeva - Justice for Journalists

Ayzhan Myrsaliyeva

Affiliated media: Civil activist, TikTok blogger

Incident date: August 12, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

The court hearings in the district court on the case of online activist and TikTok blogger began. Earlier, law enforcement authorities opened a criminal case against her under the article «Incitement of racial, ethnic, national, religious inter-regional hatred (discord)» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. Law enforcers found a video of Myrsaliyeva posted on the social network TikTok on March 16, 2022. The police stated that the activist’s words contained «incitement of hatred, the video caused a broad discussion in social networks and can lead to conflicts».

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