Maia Merkviladze - Justice for Journalists

Maia Merkviladze

Affiliated media: Adjara Public Broadcaster, Deputy Director

Incident date: February 19, 2020

Attack type:

  • Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: On.ge

Location: Georgia, Adjara

Additional information:

On February 19, the management of Adjara Public Broadcaster abolished the post of deputy director of the channel for information broadcasting, and, as a result, Maia Merkviladze was dismissed. International organizations consider this as political pressure.

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