Monday, March 16, 2026

Investigative journalist beaten during assignment

Vasil Dabrundashvili, journalist for the production company Studio GNS. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A journalist and a cameraman were beaten while investigating the illegal cutting of trees in eastern Georgia.

Journalists Vasil Dabrundashvili and his cameraman Bacho Buliskeria, who work for the production company Studio GNS, visited the town Akhmeta

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Man sentenced to 20 days in jail for beating cameraman

20 days for hooliganism. This video frame is taken from Davit Chavleishvili's camera just seconds before the unknown man in the picture attacked him. (info9.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Police have arrested a man accused of beating a cameraman working for an opposition affiliated media outlet.

The man has been sentenced to twenty days in jail.

The incident took place August 15 in front of the municipality building in

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Journalist stalkers in Georgia continue unhindered

Stalkers are continuing to interrupt the work of journalists, despite the existence of laws that could be used if authorities wanted to intervene. (info9)

TBILISI, DFWatch – For more than a month, journalists with an opposition-leaning news service in Georgia have been followed around by a group of unknown people while trying to do their work.

The stalkers carry cameras and microphones, but do not appear to have an

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Georgia's small broadcasters protest strict campaign rules

Kakhi Kurashvili, lawyer at the communication commission, must get regional broadcasters to comply with the rules for free political ads. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) claims that broadcasters will be forced to air free political commercials, even if they don’t air paid commercials. Regional broadcasters say it is an incorrect interpretation of the law, which will

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One unquoted word created crisis in Georgian media

Imedi grabbed onto the word 'legally', ignoring the correction from GHN. The segment was headlined "Ivanishvili's statement: 'Legal Russian aggression'". (Screengrab from Imedi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A report sent out by a Georgian news agency led to controversy Tuesday.

GHN’s report said that after Russia became involved in the war in South Ossetia on August 8, 2008, it legally brought military equipment into the region.

This report was read

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Georgians get more TV channels, temporarily

In most of Georgia, the news monopoly of three strongly pro-government TV channels has been broken, at least for two months. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The must-carry and must-offer principle is starting to have effect also around Georgia’s different regions.

People living in Kutaisi, Georgia’s second largest city after the capital, report that they are already able to watch Channel 9, Maestro and Kavkazia

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Media regulatory body denies harassment

Zurab Bazghadze, director of marketing and development of Global TV, says the commission which regulates media has made them take certain popular Russian channels off the air, and it may have been done to aid their competitor Silknet, which is closer to the government. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The media regulatory body in Georgia Thursday said a cable station was trying to politicize the situation in order to divert attention from its own violations.

The body has fined Trialeti TV 5 000 lari (about USD 3 000) for broadcasting on a

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