The Coalition For Women In Journalism denounces the deplorable behavior of Ashgabat airport officials toward renowned photojournalist and activist Soltan Achilova.

Gurban Soltan Achilova, a senior journalist at radio, “Azatlyk” has faced persistent harassment at the hands of state security. On different occasions, Soltan was repeatedly assaulted in recent years in November 2017 and in May 2018. She was barred to leave the country in August 2019. The journalist has faced persistent onslaught in the hands of law enforcement officials of the country for doing her job sincerely. CFWIJ condemns this tormenting treatment towards the journalist and asks authorities to stop harassing her. We demand government officials and law enforcement to hold the involved unprofessional officials accountable for their unjustified intimidation towards Soltan.