DUSAHNBE, August 11, Asia-Plus – RFE/RL — Media rights groups have criticized Tajik prosecutors for opening criminal cases against three journalists, RFE/RL”s Tajik Service reported.
Dushanbe prosecutor”s office launched criminal libel cases against three female reporters for the tabloid newspaper
Ovoza
, Farangis Nabiyeva, Muhayo Nozimova, and Saida Qurgonova.
The journalists co-authored an article critical of a singer. They have been ordered not to leave Dushanbe.
Media advocacy groups in Tajikistan and Russia called on Dushanbe to stop prosecuting journalists for their professional activity.
