Nurangez Rustamzoda

Affiliated media: Voice of America, Journalist

Incident date: April 14, 2023

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Эксперт JFJ

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

On April 14, Nurangez Rustamzoda tried to report from the central mosque in Dushanbe with all the necessary permits in hand, but three police officers rudely chased her away, threatening to arrest her for 15 days. The police officers also told the journalist that they would «knock some sense into her». They also tried to take away her filming equipment.