Georgia: Journalist jailed and comedian attacked for political satire
July 23, 2026
July 23, 2026
LONDON, England, July 23 [Category: International] -- Amnesty International issued the following news release:
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Georgia: Journalist jailed and comedian attacked for political satire
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Reacting to the 14-day jailing of journalist Vakho Sanaia over his satirical Facebook posts and a reported assault on comedian Onise Okriashvili following a smear campaign in pro-government media prompted by a joke he had made, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty Inter . . .
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Georgia: Journalist jailed and comedian attacked for political satire
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Reacting to the 14-day jailing of journalist Vakho Sanaia over his satirical Facebook posts and a reported assault on comedian Onise Okriashvili following a smear campaign in pro-government media prompted by a joke he had made, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty Inter . . .