Kristina Kvachantiradze

Affiliated media: OC Media, Freelance journalist

Incident date: October 26, 2024

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via non-physical pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OC Media

Location: Georgia, Zomleti

Additional information:

A State Security Service official identified by OC Media as Giorgi Mgeladze called the father of the OC reporter covering the vote at polling station No 13 in the village of Zomleti, Guria, asking him to have his daughter blur his face in violations in photo and video footage. The reporter’s father was the head of the commission at that polling station.