Georgy Sanaya

Year: 2001

Nationality: Georgia

Killed by: Criminal Group

Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Press organization: Rustavi-2

What's Georgy Sanaya's story?

Sanaya, a popular 26-year-old Georgian journalist, was found dead in his Tbilisi apartment on July 26, 2001. He had been shot once in the head at close range with a 9 mm weapon. Sanaya anchored “Night Courier,” a nightly political talk show in which he interviewed Georgia’s leading politicians on the independent television station Rustavi-2.

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