Khatia Ghoghoberidze

Affiliated media: Media Aprili, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: June 1, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Media Aprili

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

The Interior Ministry has rejected the appeal of the editor-in-chief of Media Aprili regarding a GEL 5,000 (EUR 1,600) fine for allegedly "artificially blocking the road" on Rustaveli Avenue on April 4. These fines, introduced as a means to suppress protests, are increasingly being used against journalists who are simply doing their job by covering the demonstrations.