Ian says that another journalist has become the target of the Tajik government’s ire: the state prosecutor is charging him with slandering the president and destabilizing the country.
- Countries:
- Tajikistan
- Topics:
- Freedom of Speech, Media, Protest
- Languages:
- English
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