Giorgi Chagelishvili

Affiliated media: Mautskebeli, Journalist

Incident date: December 3, 2024

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: CPJ

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Police arrested Giorgi Chagelishvili, a reporter for the independent news outlet Mautskebeli, while he was reporting on protests on December 1. Police detained Chagelishvili for around 48 hours. On December 3, a court fined him 2000 lari ($700) for allegedly disobeying police, which he denies, Mautskebeli co-founder Giorgi Arobelidze told CPJ.