Khurshed Fozilov

Affiliated media: Independent journalist

Incident date: March 11, 2023

Attack type:

• Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Radio Ozodi

Location: Tajikistan

Additional information:

Relatives of detained journalist Khurshed Fozilov are concerned about the campaign to discredit him that has started on social networks. According to them, it all started with a post by Facebook user Sharaf Karimov, in which he called the journalist «uneducated» and said that Khurshed «chose the wrong path» and «deceived the people».