Alesya Batsman

Affiliated media: gordonua.com (Ukraine), YouTube channel "Dmitry Gordon" , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: October 27, 2021

Attack type:

• Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Civil.ge

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

At the international airport of Tbilisi, Ukrainian journalists Dmitry Gordon and Alesya Batsman were told that they were banned from entering Georgia. No official explanations followed; a day later, Irakli Kobakhidze, Chairman of the Georgian Dream ruling party, stated that «the Georgian authorities will not allow anyone to stage a show in the country».