Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Rogava summoned after journalist’s attacker named in TV report

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

Two charged in Georgia for obstructing journalists

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

Georgian media warn court conditions put journalists at risk

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

Georgia's public defender calls on law enforcement to prosecute perpetrators of July 5 violence

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s public defender calls on law enforcement bodies to react to the violent attacks on journalists during the night of July 5 and the following days and make the results public. After crowds of ultra conservatives hunted down journalists in the street and beat them in the night of July 5 to 6, locally … Read more

Rally in Tbilisi calls for PM's resignation after death of cameraman beaten in July 5 violence

Opposition parties, journalists and civil society activists are protesting in the center of Tbilisi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, after the death of a cameraman who was beaten during the violent rampage which has become known in Georgia as “the July 5 pogrom”.  Organizers of Sunday’s rally demand the immediate resignation … Read more