Said Bargandzhiya - Justice for Journalists

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Said Bargandzhiya

Affiliated media: Independent blogger

Incident date: April 12, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RFE/RL's Georgian Service

Location: Georgia, Sokhumi

Additional information:

Accredited journalists Said Bargandzhiya, Anaid Gogoryan, and Ruslan Khashig were not allowed to attend the first session of the «parliament» of self-proclaimed Abkhazia. They were not allowed into the building by the «presidential administration» decision, as they were opposition journalists.