Turkmen special services exert psychological pressure on journalist Soltan Achilova

Turkmen special services continue to exert psychological pressure on journalist Soltan Achilova.

She is being watched openly.People with whom Achilova meets are approached by the NSM staff or police officers who try to establish the purpose of the meeting, what they discussed and what interested her.

They are warned that Soltan Achilova is related to foreign sabotage groups working against the state.Those who keep in touch with her might face serious problems.

As a result, some people stop any contact with the journalist.

From early morning till late evening a young man is on constant look-out in front of Soltan’s entrance hall (see the cover photo).According to neighbours, he does not live in the neighbourhood or in the neighbouring district.

When the journalist leaves home, he makes a telephone call and follows her for some time but then returns to her apartment block.

When Soltan is away from her apartment, she is openly being followed

In January 2022 an unidentified individual cut an exterior pipe of the air conditioning unit in Soltan Achilova’s apartment.

Later a district police officer summoned a specialist from the house administration, who repaired the air conditioning unit but police officers are not engaged in searching for the perpetrator.

Achilova has been repeatedly subjected to assaults and provocations for her professional activity.

In January 2021 she was a finalist in the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.The post Turkmen special services exert psychological pressure on journalist Soltan Achilova first appeared on Chronicles of Turkmenistan.

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