Utkir Chorshanbiyev - Justice for Journalists

Utkir Chorshanbiyev

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: July 21, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Uzbekistan, Samarkand

Additional information:

The Samarkand City Court found the blogger Utkir Chorshanbiyev guilty of «fraud» under Paragraph B of Part 3 of Article 168 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and sentenced him to 5 years in prison.

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