Journalist Alisher Ruziokhunov has died at the age of 31, with his colleague, Ilyos Safarov announcing on Vatandosh website, who said that diabetes could have been the cause of death.
Alisher Ruziokhunov was known for his analytical publications on the Kun.uz website.
He also worked for other publications, including Gazeta.uz and Bugun.uz, and was also active in the Akcent project.
In 2021, as the editor of Ijtimoiy-Huquqiy Media Markazi (Socio-Legal Media Center) NGO, he was awarded the Kelajak Bunyodkori (Creator of Future) medal.