Journalists in Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine have faced intimidation and harassment. In Kyrgyzstan, the newsroom of a popular news site was raided, and its top editors were questioned. Additionally, police raided the homes of independent journalists and detained at least 10 of them. In Ukraine, prominent investigative journalist Yuriy Nikolov faced a threatening visit from unidentified men claiming to be from the military. Another journalist in Azerbaijan was arrested, and pre-trial detention was ordered for another, as part of a crackdown on independent media.
Police in Kyrgyzstan raided the homes of numerous independent journalists early Tuesday morning, reportedly detaining at least 10 of them for questioning. Yesterday, security agents raided the office of a popular news site and confiscated its equipment. https://t.co/mDlj98xt6f
Investigative journalist #YuriNikolov said that only his mother was home when two unidentified men came to his door claiming to be from the #military and shouting that he was a traitor. https://t.co/2UDeeNY9ti
#Azerbaijan police have arrested one journalist and ordered pre-trial detention for another, the latest reporters to face legal trouble since a crackdown on the country’s independent media that began in November. https://t.co/6EsadwJ07b
Azerbaijan arrests journalist, charges another as press crackdown continues https://t.co/kdYM3G6Btt https://t.co/mFrGeuF4tf
⚠️ AZERBAIJAN ARRESTS JOURNALIST, CHARGES ANOTHER AS PRESS CRACKDOWN CONTINUES (Reuters) Azerbaijani police on Monday arrested one journalist and ordered pre-trial detention for another, the latest reporters to face legal trouble since a crackdown on the country's independent…
⚡️Ukraine's prominent investigative journalist Nikolov says he faced threatening home visit. Yurii Nikolov, one of Ukraine's prominent investigative journalists who revealed procurement wrongdoing in the Defense Ministry under its previous leadership, said on Jan. 15 that he… https://t.co/h3Yxk4qaIW
⚠️ PROMINENT UKRAINIAN JOURNALIST SAYS UNKNOWN INTRUDERS TRIED TO STORM HIS HOME (Reuters) A prominent Ukrainian investigative journalist who has frequently criticised senior government officials said on Monday that his home was visited by unidentified men who tried to break…
Prominent Ukrainian journalist says unknown intruders tried to storm his home The journalist, Yuriy Nikolov, said he did not know who was responsible and that only his mother had been at home during the incident in #Kyiv on Sunday as he had been at a friend's home. #Ukraine…
Extremely concerning. Ukrainian investigative journalist who broke the news that led to the biggest corruption scandal last year (and cost defense minister his job) gets an aggressive visit from (allegedly) military who bang on his door and demand that he joins the army.
Agents from Kyrgyzstan’s State National Security Committee reportedly searched the newsroom of the news site https://t.co/lr4cu5DXg0 in Bishkek on Monday. The outlet’s computers were confiscated and its top editors were taken in for questioning. https://t.co/CPYrDEEUKP