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
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Ombudsman says the blackmailing of a journalist working for the opposition affiliated Channel 9 TV contains the signs of a crime.
Journalist Nodar Chachua, who used to work for one of the three pro-government channels, says he was
TBILISI, DFWatch – An independent TV studio in Georgia had its offices robbed, and suspects political reasons.
Studio Monitor, which makes investigative reports for Maestro TV, was subject to a break-in on July 22.
Its main work deals with producing
TBILISI, DFWatch – Do you know the deductive method? Who was Jack London? What is Watergate?
These are some of the important questions an unknown woman recently asked a reporter for info9, again and again, apparently in order to keep him from doing
TBILISI, DFWatch – A journalist from an online media outlet financed by Channel 9 has been stalked for a week by a group of up to ten people with video cameras asking her weird questions.
Ekaterine Dugladze is a journalist at info9.ge, a new website financed by Channel 9,
TBILISI, DFWatch – A democracy campaign in Georgia says recent developments may put in doubt the legitimacy of the whole election if the Saakashvili regime does not take immediate measures.
The campaigners are particularly alarmed by the recent
TBILISI, DFWatch – Journalists in Georgia have been intimidated without the legal system properly reacting, according to a new report by Transparency International Georgia.
“The law enforcement agencies are investigating these cases but they rarely end up with
TBILISI, DFWatch – Groups organized rally in front of Justice Ministry on Friday to protest against a number of incidents of violation of journalist rights, and verbal and physical abuse. They demand to launch an objective investigation of each incident.
For the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Journalists in Georgia demand to meet with President Mikheil Saakashvili and ask him about a series of cases of harassment and violation of their rights.
The appeal is backed by 24 media units.
On May 25, journalists are planning to hold a protest
TBILISI, DFWatch – After a series of incidents with security and police, journalists gathered in Tbilisi to share their stories and inform foreign diplomats.
Association of Regional Broadcasters had prepared a documentary based on material from regional reporters.