Imeda Darsalia - Justice for Journalists

Imeda Darsalia

Affiliated media: Georgian Public TV, Presenter

Incident date: February 17, 2022

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: NEWS.On.ge

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On 17 February, the Georgian Public Broadcaster cancelled the program “Akhali Kvira” (“New Week”), the presenter of which had received threats from the pro-Kremlin radical group Alt-Info. The host of the show, Imeda Darsalia, told Formula TV that after one of the stories was broadcast, they began receiving threats from members of Alt-Info, and exactly a month later the Public Broadcaster shut down the project.

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