Saba Sordia

Affiliated media: Indigo Magazine, Journalist

Incident date: April 6, 2025

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Liberty Georgia Office

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Police detained journalist of Indigo Magazine, Saba Sordia, near Marjanishvili metro, reportedly during a raid. The journalist is allegedly being held administratively on charges of disobeying a police officer. His friends and colleagues began searching for him after he failed to show up for a meeting with friends and found his scooter abandoned near the place where they were supposed to meet. Police has been conducting frequent street raids and demanding deep search of people without proper warrant. According to information available to the publication, he is currently being held in the Digomi pre-trial detention center.