Mijgona Khalimova

Affiliated media: IWPR, CabarAsia, AsiaPlus, Ozodagon, Imruz, Freelancer

Incident date: December 20, 2019

Attack type:

• Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Additional information:

The management of the media public organisation where Mijgona recently worked said that they were forced to send her on leave without pay. According to the management, of the State Committee for National Security forced them to either fire Mijgona or the organisation would be closed. So far, it has been decided to send her on leave without pay.