Articles - Georgia
8 June 2011
Georgia
Tear gas and rubber bullets fired at protesters, journalists
Ten thousand Georgians hit the streets on 21 May in the capital, Tbilisi, demanding that President Mikheil Saakashvili step down. But with protests showing no signs of abating, security forces dispersed hundreds of opposition demonstrators using water cannons and teargas on 26 May, beating and detaining many, report Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ARTICLE 19 and Index on Censorship. Several journalists were brutally targeted in the attack.
15 August 2008
Georgia
CUATRO PERIODISTAS MUERTOS, OTROS LESIONADOS EN CONFLICTO EN OSETIA DEL SUR
15 August 2008
Georgia
QUATRE JOURNALISTES SONT TUÉS, D'AUTRES SONT BLESSÉS DANS LE CONFLIT EN OSSÉTIE DU SUD
16 November 2007
Georgia
PRENSA SILENCIADA EN ESTADO DE EXCEPCIÓN
16 November 2007
Georgia
L'ÉTAT D'URGENCE RÉDUIT LA PRESSE AU SILENCE
13 November 2007
Georgia
PRESS SILENCED IN STATE OF EMERGENCY
Regional and international press freedom groups are demanding that the Georgian government immediately restore all news broadcasts and lift a state of emergency imposed after police violently broke up anti-government protests in the capital last week.
20 July 2007
Georgia
UN RAPPORT D'ARTICLE 19 MET L'ACCENT SUR L'ACCÈS À L'INFORMATION DANS LES SOCIÉTÉS QUI ÉMERGENT D'UN CONFLIT
20 July 2007
Georgia
INFORME DE ARTICLE 19 DESTACA ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN EN SOCIEDADES POSTCONFLICTO
17 July 2007
Georgia
ARTICLE 19 REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES
Access to comprehensive and accurate information increases people's sense of safety while the lack of reliable information fuels insecurity, an ARTICLE 19 report on post-conflict societies has found.
19 October 2005
Georgia
Periodistas azeríes y georgianos forman red de investigación
20 April 2005
Georgia
ARTICLE 19 SURVEYS ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA
ARTICLE 19 has published a new report highlighting the need for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to implement laws enabling the media and citizens to better access public information. The report assesses media laws and media ownership in each country and concludes that media in all three countries face significant barriers in accessing government information.
12 March 2004
Georgia
TRATO SEVERO A PERIODISTA; LEYES SEVERAS
12 March 2004
Georgia
LES JOURNALISTES SONT TRAITÉS DUREMENT, LES LOIS SONT DURES
10 March 2004
Georgia
HARSH TREATMENT OF JOURNALISTS, HARSH LAWS
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported on 5 March, 2004, that Vakhtang Komakhidze, a reporter for the "60 Minutes" programme on independent television station Rustavi-2, was brutally attacked that day in the autonomous republic of Ajaria in southern Georgia.
18 February 2003
Georgia
"GRAVE PREOCUPACIÓN" POR LIBERTAD DE PRENSA: CONSEJO DE EUROPA
18 February 2003
Georgia
INQUIÉTUDE » AU SUJET DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE, DIT LE CONSEIL DE L?EUROPE
18 February 2003
Georgia
"SERIOUS CONCERN" OVER PRESS FREEDOM: COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Harassment and physical attacks against journalists, and a government proposal to stiffen penalties for the defamation of public officials, are giving rise to serious concern about press freedom in Georgia, says a new report released by the Council of Europe.
6 November 2001
Georgia
DANS LES BUREAUX D?UNE STATION DE TÉLÉVISION DÉCLENCHE DES PROTESTATIONS
6 November 2001
Georgia
ALLANAMIENTO A ESTACIÓN DE TV CAUSA PROTESTA
6 November 2001
Georgia
RAID ON TV STATION SPARKS PROTESTS
Street protests have gripped Georgia's capital Tbilisi, following an attempt by authorities to shut down the offices of independent television station Rustavi-2, report the Journalists Trade Union (JuHI), Index on Censorship (INDEX), the International Press Institute (IPI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). According to IPI, on 31 October, officials from the Ministry of Security attempted a raid on the offices of Rustavi-2. They were thwarted by a crowd of several hundred demonstrators who prevented them from entering the premises. CPJ says ministry officials claimed that the station had been avoiding payment of approximately 1 million laris (US$480,000) in taxes, though Rustavi-2 staff say officials conducted a tax audit a week ago and found no irregularities.
31 July 2001
Georgia
ASSASSINAT D?UN POPULAIRE JOURNALISTE DE LA TÉLÉVISION
31 July 2001
Georgia
POPULAR PERIODISTA DE TELEVISIÓN ASESINADO
31 July 2001
Georgia
POPULAR TELEVISION JOURNALIST MURDERED
Georgi Sanaia, a journalist with the independent Rustavi-2 national television station and one of Georgia's most popular television journalists, has been murdered, according to the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The 25 year-old journalist was found dead in his apartment by police and colleagues late on 26 July, after he failed to report to work, reports IPI. Police say he was shot in the back of the head with a single bullet. Sanaia presented the TV news and hosted "Night Courier", a daily programme of political analysis and interviews, notes RSF.
13 February 2001
Georgia
PROYECTO DE LEY DE LIBERTAD DE PALABRA ES UN PRECEDENTE POSITIVO PARA VECINOS
13 February 2001
Georgia
LA LIBERTÉ D?EXPRESSION CONSTITUERAIT UN HEUREUX EXEMPLE POUR LES PAYS VOISINS
13 February 2001
Georgia
FREE SPEECH DRAFT LAW A POSITIVE PRECEDENT FOR NEIGHBOURS
Georgia's new draft law on freedom of speech could set a positive example for its neighbours, according to ARTICLE 19. The organisation says that the draft law, introduced to comply with Georgia's obligations as a member of the Council of Europe, is "broadly in line" with international law and, in particular, with the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The draft law has passed first reading in parliament and awaits second reading.
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