1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Georgia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JxSvery6CZ"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-georgia/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Georgia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-georgia/embed/#?secret=JxSvery6CZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Georgia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="JxSvery6CZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Rife with corruption, organized crime, and political instability, Georgia is full of stories that are dangerous to tell. Journalists who dare to report on them risk reprisals, often from President Eduard Shevardnadze's strong-armed government. Most chilling for journalists was the July murder of Georgy Sanaya, a popular, 26-year-old reporter for the Tbilisi-based independent television station…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260