Umid Gafurov - Justice for Journalists

Umid Gafurov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel Troll.uz, Blogger

Incident date: May 3, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Troll.uz

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

Umid Gafurov received a call from the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan asking to delete the article about the alleged culprits in the Sardobinsk Reservoir. He was intimidated by the consequences.

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