Sopho Gozalishvil

Affiliated media: Formula TV, Journalist

Incident date: June 4, 2024

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Coalition for Women in Journalism

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On June 4, 2024, Sopho Gozalishvili, a journalist with Formula TV, was prohibited from working in the parliament for six months. The ban came after Gozalishvili attempted to interview MP Nino Tsilosani, who refused to answer her questions. In a video released by Formula TV, Tsilosani is seen exiting a meeting and addressing the journalists, “I am not giving a comment to fascist TV,” before engaging in a brief altercation and threatening sanctions against the journalist for persisting with her questions.