Mustafa Tursinbayev

Affiliated media: Online media Yel Khyzmetinde, Journalist

Incident date: July 2, 2022

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Acca.media

Location: Uzbekistan, Nukus

Additional information:

Mustafa Tursinbayev, the journalist for the online media Yel Khyzmetinde (In the Service of the People), was allegedly detained on July 2, after the tragic events in Nukus. Where he is being held and what he is accused of is unknown. The riots of July 1-2 were a reaction to official Tashkent's intention to strip Karakalpakstan of its sovereignty, which the Karakalpak media environment opposed.