Soltan Achilova

Affiliated media: Independent journalist

Incident date: April 4, 2022

Attack type:

• Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan

Location: Turkmenistan, Ashgabat

Additional information:

Turkmen special services continue to exert psychological pressure on journalist Soltan Achilova. She is being openly followed. People with whom Achilova meets are visited by security officers to find out the purpose of the meeting, what they talked about, and what she was interested in. They warn that Achilova is linked to foreign subversive organisations working against the state and that those who have relations with her may have serious problems. After that, some people stop communicating with the journalist.