TV channel Pirveli - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV channel Pirveli , Camera crew

Incident date: December 8, 2021

Attack type:

Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

The camera crew of the Pirveli TV channel was not allowed to attend the briefing by the Minister of Culture of Georgia and former Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani. The security officer of the minister specified that only the Pirveli TV channel was not allowed to attend the briefing. After the briefing, Tsulukiani explained her decision by the fact that the journalists of the TV channel are «hot-headed».

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