Habibullo Himmatzoda - Justice for Journalists

Habibullo Himmatzoda

Affiliated media: Independent blogger

Incident date: January 17, 2023

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Ozodi

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

The Dushanbe Department of Internal Affairs reported the detention of a blogger. On January 17, the website of the Department of Internal Affairs posted a report on the detention of Habibullo Himmatzoda, who, according to the Ministry, «opened his page in the social network Instagram and constantly disseminates offensive videos with insults and foul language». According to official information, the Shohmansur District Court sentenced the blogger to 5 days of administrative arrest. The opinion of Himmatzoda and his relatives on the authorities’ accusations is unknown. What he reported on his Instagram page is unknown. The authorities do not give any details about it.

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