Событие Giorgi Gabunia - Justice for Journalists

Giorgi Gabunia

Affiliated media: Rustavi 2, Television presenter

Incident date: July 8, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Georgia Online

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On the 8th on the July, the speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin said that Rustavi 2 television presenter Giorgi Gabunia, who insulted Vladimir Putin, should be extradited to Russia and stand before a Russian court. Earlier, it was reported that Moscow was considering sanctions against Tbilisi after Gabunia's comments.

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