Merab Merkviladze

Affiliated media: Radio Liberty Georgia Office, Journalist

Incident date: March 19, 2025

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Center for Media, Information and Social Research

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Police fined Merab Merkvliadze, a journalist for RFE/RL, GEL 5,000 for "artificially blocking the road" while covering a protest on Rustaveli Avenue on March 15. Authorities have been repeatedly imposing fines on journalists for this violation, with their appeals often delayed and prolonged.