Film Crew Stopped and Questioned in Autonomous Republic of Uzbekistan

By Human Rights Watch

On December 1, police in Karakalpakstan, the autonomous republic of western Uzbekistan, briefly detained Russian blogger and film maker Aleksei Pivovarov, three members of his film crew, and their fixer, Feride Makhsetova, a local journalist at the independent news agency Hook Report. The group was escorted to the Nukus City Police station, where police questioned the group, confiscated their flash drives, and deleted their recordings. Click to expand Image Aleksei Privovarov speaks to the camera in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, December 1, 2024. © 2024 Private It’s been two-and-a-half…

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