Sulkhan Meskhidze

Affiliated media: The Adjara Times, Founder, Journalist

Incident date: February 15, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Batumelebi

Location: Georgia, Batumi

Additional information:

Unknown individuals reportedly linked to the government obstructed the work of Sulkhan Meskhidze, founder of the Adjara Times, as he covered the tragic deaths of two children in Dream Town, a settlement for eco-migrants in Adjara. The children fell into an unprotected construction site that had been inaugurated by the Prime Minister just days before the incident. Shortly after the tragedy, individuals affiliated with the government arrived at the scene, preventing journalists from reporting and attempting to stop witnesses from speaking to the media.