Affiliated media: Rustavi 2, TV channel

Incident date: April 2, 2017

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Georgia Online

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On the 2nd of April, before the broadcasting of the evening programme "P.S.", the former owner of the channel David Dvali switched off the online platform rustavi2.com without warning, leaving no information for the tens of thousands of people watching Rustavi 2 online.