Clément Girardot

Affiliated media: Le Monde, Society, Al Jazeera, Journalist

Incident date: February 12, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Reporters without Borders

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Upon returning from France, journalist Clément Girardot was denied entry into Georgia. On 12 February, returning from a trip to France, he was stopped at passport control, summoned by a police officer after a long wait and sent back without explanation. The only document he received cited “other reasons,” which holds no legal weight according to his lawyer. Even though the journalist has tried to get more information through the French embassy and a local lawyer, the Georgian authorities have remained silent about the real reason for his expulsion.