Uzbekistan Refuses To Prolong Accreditation Of Polish Journalist Who Complained Of Sexual Harassment
June 02, 2021 11:55 GMT
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Uzbekistan s Foreign Ministry has refused to prolong the accreditation of an independent Polish journalist who earlier this year accused one of the ministry s officers of sexual harassment and of pressuring her to write positive articles about the Central Asian nation in exchange for remaining accredited.
Ministry spokesman Yusuf Qobuljonov wrote on Telegram on June 2 that the decision not to extend the accreditation for Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska, a correspondent for Al-Jazeera, was made due to violations of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The statement did not specify which laws the journalist violated or how.
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