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Georgia again detains opposition figure Nika Gvaramia

TBILISI, DFWatch–Opposition figure and TV director Nika Gvaramia was detained in Tbilisi today, sparking an outcry among supporters. The arrest followed shortly after a court session, where it was decided to revoke Gvaramia’s bail and converting it into imprisonment. The judge justified this as a response to his alleged violation of bail conditions. Prosecutors argued … Read more

Tbilisi court imposes strict bail conditions on former Rustavi 2 director in corruption trial

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court has placed Nika Gvaramia under GEL 40,000 bail in a controversial corruption trial that the opposition calls politically motivated. Initially, the Prosecutor’s Office wanted even stricter bail conditions: GEL 80,000 bail and banning the former head of Rustavi 2 from leaving the country.  Gvaramia claims the case is politically motivated and … Read more

New lawsuit against opposition TV channel Rustavi 2 may 'kill its editorial policy'

TBILISI, DFWatch–The director of Georgia main opposition TV company said Monday that the government has launched a new attack against it, and claimed the goal is to kill its editorial policy. Rustavi 2 director Nika Gvaramia also accused billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili of personal involvement in a new lawsuit filed by one of the company’s shareholders, … Read more

‘Traitor!’ ‘Fascist!’ Accusations fly in Georgian election campaign

TBILISI, DFWatch–Nika Gvaramia, head of the opposition TV channel Rustavi 2, calls the ruling party-backed presidential contender a ‘traitor’. GD party secretary Irakli Kobakhidze responds by calling Gvaramia a ‘fascist’. Kobakhidze, who is the speaker of Georgia’s parliament, slammed the Rustavi 2 director Monday morning at a press conference. “The Society had been waiting in … Read more

Georgian opposition TV claims tax debt used to silence its voice

Rustavi 2 director Nika Gvaramia.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The director of Georgia’s biggest opposition TV company claims the government is using tax laws to to get it off air ahead of the local elections in October.

“TV company Rustavi 2 is again under threat […] The state is seemingly preparing for a decisive blow

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Georgia Supreme Court begins review of Rustavi 2 case Thursday

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Rustavi 2’s director Nika Gvaramia. (Palitra TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Supreme Court in the former Soviet republic of Georgia on Thursday begins to review a highly publicised lawsuit about the ownership over the country’s biggest TV channel.

The case concerns who shall control 100 percent of shares in Rustavi 2,

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Rustavi 2 airs allegations against former deptuty chief prosecutor

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Nika Gvaramia, director of Rustavi 2, the pro-Saakashvili television channel on which the unproven accusations were given extensive air time.

TBILISI, DFWatch–A fiercely anti-government TV station in Georgia aired allegations against a former high-level prosecutor purporting that he had tried to sell a secret recordings of a former prime minister and billionaire.

The word fight was launched during

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Two of Georgia’s Supreme Court judges claim they were pressured

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Rustavi 2 director Nika Gvaramia.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two judges in the Supreme Court of the former Soviet republic of Georgia have filed a formal request to the country’s top prosecutor to investigate an attempt to influence them.

The case led to an exchange of strong claims and counterclaims on Friday,

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