Eter Turadze

Affiliated media: Batumelebi, Editor

Incident date: December 16, 2024

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediachecker

Location: Georgia, Batumi

Additional information:

Adjara and Batumi police officials threatened and interrupted the work of Eter Turadze, the editor of Batumelebi, after she asked about the use of physical force against protesters in Batumi. Her question angered Irakli Dgebuadze, the head of Batumi Police, who insulted Turadze and forced her to leave her location. She was also threatened to get fine.