TBILISI, May 6 – Georgian journalist Guram Rogava has been called for questioning after Formula TV aired an investigation claiming to have identified the person who allegedly attacked him while he was working. Rogava, a journalist with opposition-leaning Formula TV, is not currently in Georgia, so the questioning will take place online, Rezonansi reported, citing … Read more
TBILISI, May 2 – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has shut down Ekho Kavkaza (“Echo of the Caucasus”), a Russian-language project covering Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The project ended its work on Friday, May 1, according to a statement cited by Interpressnews. Ekho Kavkaza was the Russian-language section of RFE/RL’s Georgian Service. It served audiences in … Read more
TBILISI, March 9 – Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) on Monday announced the group had a third complaint to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of newspaper editor Mzia Amaglobeli. This latest suit focuses on what the group describes as ill-treatment during her arrest on January 12, 2025. According to GYLA, Strasbourg is … Read more
TBILISI, March 5 – Prosecutors in Georgia have charged two individuals for obstructing journalists in their professional duties. The charges, filed today, stem from an incident on September 8, when one of the suspected individuals allegedly seized a journalist’s phone. On the same day, another “Publika” journalist, Aleksandre Keshelashvili, faced interference from an unidentified individual … Read more
TBILISI, February 19 – Georgian investigative journalist Eliso Kiladze has been detained in connection with the so called “call centers” case, according to Interpressnews. The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed her detention and outlined the charges brought against her. According to prosecutors, Kiladze is charged under specific articles of Georgia’s Criminal Code related to actions connected to … Read more
TBILISI, January 25 – A coalition of media advocacy groups in Georgia has called on the country’s High Council of Justice to provide safe and properly equipped working spaces for journalists covering court proceedings, warning that reporters are being forced to work in harsh and unsafe conditions. In a statement released on Sunday, the Media … Read more
TBILISI, January 18 – Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili, said she met in Paris with the president of the European Broadcasting Union to discuss what she described as a severe crisis at Georgia’s public broadcaster. Zourabichvili said the meeting with EBU President Delphine Ernotte focused on recent decisions taken by the management of Georgian Public … Read more
TBILISI, December 16 – The European Parliament used its top human rights award ceremony on Tuesday to honor newspaper founder Mzia Amaghlobeli and her Belarusian colleague Andrzej Poczobut. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said Amaghlobeli and Poczobut embody courage, as she spoke during the Sakharov Prize award event in Strasbourg. Metsola said the Parliament would … Read more
TBILISI, November 19 – A Georgian appeals court has upheld a two year prison sentence for editor Mzia Amaghlobeli. Amaghlobeli is the founder of two independent outlets, Netgazeti and Batumelebi. On 6 August she was convicted under Article 353, part one, of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which covers resistance, threats or violence against a law enforcement … Read more
TBILISI, October 22 – Police detained around 20 protesters on Wednesday evening during renewed clashes outside Georgia’s parliament in Tbilisi. The solidarity rally for jailed journalists was held amid steady stream of detentions in recent days, and turned tense when demonstrators again blocked Rustaveli Avenue, the city’s main thoroughfare. According to the Ministry of Internal … Read more