OSCE, U.S. Embassy express concerns over threats towards Kun.uz agency reporters

AKIPRESS.COM - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concerns over the Tashkent mayor's threats to Kun.uz reporters.
I am concerned with reports of threats by a high-level official towards the journalists of the Kun news agency @KunUzNews in #Uzbekistan. I welcome the prosecutor office's swift reaction on the matter, and hope they will thoroughly look into it and ensure journalists' safety.
- OSCE media freedom (@OSCE_RFoM) November 18, 2019 The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent earlier made a post on Twitter saying the U.S. rejects violence against journalists and bloggers.
The United States strongly supports #FreedomOfSpeech and #FreedomofExpression, and we believe that these values are vital in a free society. We reject violence and harassment against journalists and bloggers. https://t.co/HGkgz8gJfE
- U.S.Embassy Tashkent (@usembtashkent) November 18, 2019 The audio leaked to the social media on November 16 in which the man with the voice resembling that of the Tashkent mayor insulted and threatened the journalists at the meeting.