Michael Vanderpool's video: CALL 2 Because your life was threatened at one point it probably still is jeopardy - US State DC

"Because your life was threatened at one point, it probably still is jeopardy." - US State Department, at 5 minutes exactly into phone call with Washington D.C. Office, October 15, 2020, with Michael R Vanderpool, US Press Corps Journalist, International Freelance Photographer in Georgian Georgia (Country). CALL linked here: https://youtu.be/AJKy32KZ4r0 https://www.newsflare.com/video/380051/us-embassy-sep-15-2020-phone-call-re-death-threats-written-against-me-no-hearing-no-court Media Freedom Concerns over media freedom persisted, specifically in cases of widely perceived, or as reported in opposition media, politically motivated prosecution of government critics. In August, media manager and outspoken government critic Nika Gvaramia was charged with abuse of authority during his time as director of a pro-opposition TV channel, Rustavi 2. In subsequent months, additional charges related to misappropriation of funds and fraud were pressed against him. Conspicuously, these charges followed a long-standing legal battle over Rustavi 2 ownership which passed into the hands of its former owners who were known for their support of the government. Another high-profile case involved businessman Mamuka Khazaradze, charged with money laundering. He claimed the authorities had sent him a threatening letter in 2018 demanding that TV Pirveli, owned by his business partner, change its editorial policy. In August, the father of TV Pirveli’s owner was also charged under the same case of alleged money laundering. Excessive use of force Police used disproportionate and indiscriminate force on 20 June to disperse an anti-government demonstration of thousands in Tbilisi. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas after some participants tried to storm the Parliament building. Video footage and witness testimonies showed that police fired indiscriminately into the crowd failing to distinguish between the few violent protestors and the peaceful majority. Around 240 people were injured during the dispersal, including up to 40 journalists. https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/georgia/report-georgia/