Событие - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Akhbor website, Online outlet

Incident date: January 11, 2019

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

Rajabi Mirzo, Fakhriddini Kholbek, Farangis Ismoilova, Khurshed Fozilov and 12 more journalists were questioned separately by officers of the State Committee for National Security on the subject of their collaboration with the Prague-based outlet Akhbor. As a result the outlet was deprived of all its freelancers.

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