Mavzhuda Mirzayeva

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: January 26, 2023

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

State Security Service officers have detained journalist Mavzhuda Mirzayeva, the former head of the press service of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, in the extortion case of the Telegram channel Kompromatuzb. Mirzayeva is under investigation at the State Security Service detention center. A court sanction of 10 days' arrest has been issued against her.

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