Georgia

December 13, 2024

EU Pressure Urged as Georgian Media Face Escalating Crackdown

December 13, 2024 – Georgia – A coalition of major press freedom organizations, including the International Federation of Journalists and European Federation of Journalists, has urged […]
December 12, 2024

Beka Korshia’s Arrest and the Crackdown on Press Freedom in Georgia

December 12, 2024 – Tbilisi/Georgia – Georgian journalist Beka Korshia was arrested amid a sweeping crackdown on independent media during pro-European protests in Tbilisi. Korshia, an […]
December 4, 2024

Journalists Brutalized During Georgia’s Pro-EU Protests Amid Democratic Backsliding

December 4, 2024 – Georgia – In a troubling development for press freedom, at least 50 journalists were violently assaulted while covering pro-European Union protests in […]
November 29, 2024

Police Assault Journalists During Protest Crackdown in Tbilisi

November 29, 2024 – Georgia – Georgian police violently cracked down on journalists covering anti-government protests in Tbilisi, prompting alarm from media watchdogs and human rights […]
October 3, 2024

Press Freedom in Georgia Threatened by Polarization and Political Pressure

October 03, 2024 – Georgia –  A recent press freedom mission to Georgia by international media watchdogs, including the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform […]
September 19, 2024

Georgia Bars Foreign Journalists Amid Rising Crackdown on Independent Media

September 19, 2024 – Georgia – Georgian authorities have intensified efforts to restrict press freedom by denying entry to several foreign journalists, raising serious concerns among […]