The so-called State Security Committee of the Tskhinvali region, occupied by the Russian Federation, has published the personal data of former Voice of America correspondent Nino Dalakishvili.
On February 2, 2026, the agency released a statement regarding a criminal case initiated against Tskhinvali activist Tamar Mearakishvili. The statement claims that Tamar Mearakishvili was collecting and disseminating information that posed a threat to the self-proclaimed republic and the Russian Federation, and that she served as an information source for various media outlets, including Voice of America. The statement included screenshots of contacts stored on Tamar Mearakishvili’s mobile phone. One of the photos shows the name, surname, and mobile phone number of Nino Dalakishvili, former correspondent for Voice of America. “In principle, this government should protect me from rights violations by de facto administrations. Well, let it protect me, I don’t know, I’m waiting, here it is,” Nino Dalakishvili wrote on Facebook.
The “Journalistic Ethics Charter” calls on the Georgian State Security Service to immediately take an interest in the unlawful publication of a journalist’s personal data by the so-called State Security Committee of the Tskhinvali puppet regime and to take all necessary measures to ensure the journalist’s safety.
