“You can arrest one reporter, but a dozen others will take their place“
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Journalists have worn bags on their heads in parliament and on TV as a silent protest and mark of solidarity with Afghan Mukhtarli. The Azeri reporter - who had sought refuge in Tbilisi with his wife and young daughter - was abducted by persons unknown. He was taken to the Azeri capital Baku, charged with smuggling currency and illegally crossing the border and placed in pre-trial detention.
silent protest and mark of solidarity with Afghan Mukhtarli (Rustavi2)
Now Georgian journalists have raised the issue in the country’s parliament, holding a bags-on-heads demonstration in support of Mukhtarli, who reportedly had a bag…
