Daily Archives: May 5, 2012

Georgian pro-government TV disses the church

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TBILISI, DFWatch – Three national TV channels in Georgia selectively left out parts of a new survey. The survey was done by the International Republican Institute, which is affiliated with the Republican party in the United States and is in Georgia to develop democracy. […]

Media diversity will be important in ’12 election

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TBILISI, DFWatch – Groups gathered Thursday to mark World Press Freedom Day with a day-long discussion about how well suited the media environment is to fulfill its public role ahead of the parliamentary election in October. The roundtable discussion was held at Courtyard […]

Saakashvili’s guards kicked journalist in the head

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TBILISI, DFWatch – For three days, journalists from Kutaisi in the west of Georgia have been complaining about harassment by the President and Interior Minister’s guards. On May 2, president Mikheil Saakashvili was giving a speech at the city’s theatre. Nodar Jojua, […]