A/HRC/42/30 worker was visited by armed men who questioned him about his activities in support of visits by diplomats and United Nations officials, including the High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2013 (para. 55). The OHCHR report further notes that such cases suggest that informal and often extra-legal intelligence gathering activities have not ceased. 97. On 2 August 2018 five special procedures mandate holders noted with concern allegations of harassment, including online attacks, of Ms. Sandya Ekneligoda in reprisal for her efforts to seek the truth about the fate and whereabouts of her husband (LKA 2/2018; A/HRC/40/60/Add.1, para. 414), disappeared journalist Mr. Prageeth Ekneligoda, whose case was registered by the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on 3 February 2010 (case number 10002838). Ms. Ekneligoda has been the target of threats, intimidation and online attacks by supporters of the Buddhist monk leader of the group Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Mr. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera. He reportedly stormed the court room during a hearing on Mr. Ekneligoda’s disappearance and threatened and intimidated Ms. Eklenigoda. He was convicted for contempt of court in 2018 and granted Presidential pardon on 23 May 2019. 31. Tunisia 98. In January 2019, the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), which monitors attacks against journalists, was subject to online harassment for promoting the use of the United Nations special procedures. On 29 January 2019, the SNJT issued a public statement calling on the Tunisian authorities to ensure protection of journalists and accountability through immediate investigation of increasing attacks against them. The SNJT stated that in case the authorities did not respond promptly, it would alert the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. On 30 January 2019, a leader of the Tunisian regional security forces syndicate published the SNJT press release on its official Facebook page stating “The Traitors have no place between us. Back to hell and those who have problems with the Ministry of Interior should go away outside Tunisia with the United Nations.” 99. Following the statement, a complaint was submitted to investigate and prosecute those responsible within the security forces on the bases of the Press Code. The case is being investigated and the security forces leader is being prosecuted for incitement to murder, per article 51 of the Decree-law number 2011-115 (revised Tunisian Press Code). As of June 2019, no judgement had yet been pronounced. 32. Turkmenistan 100. On 27 November 2018, two special procedures mandate holders addressed alleged reprisals against Ms. Daria Atdaeva, Russian national, and her husband, Mr. Annamurad Nurmukhammedovich Atdaev, for cooperation with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (TKM 2/2018, A/HRC/40/60/Add.1, paras. 548, 551). On 27 April 2017, the Working Group transmitted, under its urgent action procedure, a case to the Government concerning Mr. Atdaev, allegedly disappeared in late January 2017 from the penal colony in Tedzhen, Ahal Province (A/HRC/WGEID/112/1, para. 99). According to the information received, Mr. Atdaev was sentenced by a court in Ashgabat city on 13 December 2016 and is currently being detained at an unknown location. Ms. Daria Atdaeva filed a complaint with the Working Group in April 2017, and has since maintained contact with the Working Group in order to clarify the fate and whereabouts of her husband. 101. In July 2018, after a first denial of visa, Ms. Atdaeva was authorized to visit her husband. However, on 21 September 2018, the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan sent Ms. Atdaeva a letter stating that her husband was denied visitation rights because he violated internal rules of the penitentiary facility. This letter was sent one week after Ms. Atdaeva met with the Working Group in Geneva, and after she spoke about her husband’s case at a public side event at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 102. On 25 June 2019 the Government responded to the allegations, stating that Ms. Atdaeva does not have any restrictions on entry into and exit from Turkmenistan. It noted 38 GE.19-15332