Affiliated media: Daryo.uz, Online publication

Incident date: November 20, 2020

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Daryo.uz

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

Asajon Khojayev, general manager of the Information and Mass Communication Agency under the administration of President threatened the editorial staff of Daryo.uz with serious legal consequences. The reason was an article about the discrepancy of statistics on COVID-19. According to Khojayev, «publishing information based on unverified data led to the formation of incorrect opinion of the public».