Ulugbek Babakulov

Affiliated media: Fergana agency, Journalist

Incident date: June 12, 2017

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Kaktus.media

Location: Kyrgyzstan

Additional information:

Journalist Ulugbek Babakulov received political asylum in France. According to him, France approved the decision to grant political asylum to him and his family. They moved there two weeks ago. For more than a year, the journalist and his family lived in Russia after leaving Kyrgyzstan.