
UK sanctions Georgia’s Imedi and POSTV over ‘Russian disinformation’
The two channels were sanctioned on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The two channels were sanctioned on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The outlet’s owner, Irakli Rukhadze, said he is selling the outlet to Prime Media Global for ₾1,000 ($370).

The report, filled with numerous accusations, aired on the channel’s main analytical programme.

The total number of people arrested in connection with the 4 October protests has now reached close to 70.

Previously, the Georgian State Security Service (SSG) had suspected the pro-government channel’s 45-minute outage was due to sabotage.

Imedi, along with two other associated media outlets, were unable to broadcast for around 45 minutes on Monday evening.

Among those the prominent pro-government Georgian media outlet Imedi cited was Glenn Diesen, a contributor to the Russian state-run agency RT.