Inal Khashiga

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: January 10, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

The Tbilisi television channel Pirveli broadcast an interview of the prominent Abkhaz journalist Inal Khashiga. It is a rare occasion when the residents of the occupied territory give interviews to a Georgian television channel. After this, social media users from Abkhazia sharply criticized Khashiga, demanding his apologies and a ban on contacting journalists from Tbilisi.