Yulia Barabina - Justice for Journalists

Yulia Barabina

Affiliated media: Facebook page 'pravdorub.kg', Blogger

Incident date: February 3, 2021

Attack type:

  • Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: 24.kg

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) summoned blogger Yulia Barabina for interrogation, which lasted for eight hours. The reason was the publication in the Facebook group 'pravdorub.kg' "provocative materials aimed at inciting ethnic and regional hatred, as well as encouraging citizens to violent actions." The blogger described her interrogation as politically motivated.

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