Freedom of the Press
Prosecuted South Ossetian journalist accuses Georgian deputy minister of ‘blackmail’
South Ossetian journalist Tamar Mearakishvili has accused Georgian deputy minister of reconciliation Lasha Darsalia of threatening and blackmailing her. Mearakishvili, who the authorities in South Ossetia are prosecuting for ‘slander and forgery’, has been critical of the Georgian government for failing to do more to help her. Darsalia has denied the allegations, telling OC Media there must be a ‘misunderstanding’. Mearakishvili went on hunger strike last week to protest what she called
