Pankisi Community Radio - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Pankisi Community Radio, Radio

Incident date: September 1, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Сivil.ge

Location: Georgia, Duisi, Pankisi Gorge

Additional information:

Dozens of people demanded the closure of the community radio and threatened the radio station and its founder, Gela Mtivlishvili. According to the Radio Pankisi, one of the protesters, Tamaz Margoshvili, threatened to vandalise the radio.

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