Formula TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Formula TV, Journalist

Incident date: May 8, 2025

Attack type:

Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Georgia, Batumi

Additional information:

Judge Nino Sakhelashvili expelled the Formula TV crew from the courtroom during the trial of imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. The judge accused the crew of conducting a live broadcast without authorisation. However, Formula TV stated that the broadcast was delayed and complied with standard procedures.

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