Hojamiyor Kholmatov
Affiliated media: Qalampir.uz, Cameraman
Incident date: September 6, 2021
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Qalampir.uz
Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Additional information:
Legal advisor Shokhrukh Olimjonov, journalist Feruza Najmiddinova and cameraman Hojamiyor Kholmatov from the Qalampir.uz online news outlet witnessed the allegedly illegal demolition of 14 stores in the Yunusabad District of Tashkent. At the scene, officers from the city prosecutor's office and law enforcement agencies interfered with the filming and demanded that the footage be removed, threatening to take witnesses of the demolition of stores to the police department. The General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan reported about the investigation of the case.