
Georgia
Georgian Dream sues opposition TV channels for using anti-government language
The complaints are based on a law recently adopted by the ruling party.
The complaints are based on a law recently adopted by the ruling party.
The new restrictive media law, allegedly based on the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), comes into force 1 June.
Ulviyya Guliyeva (Ali) was detained on 6 May after covering the trial of imprisoned politician Tofig Yagublu.
This is not the first time TV Pirveli journalists have faced violence while on the job.
The date also marked exactly four months since her arrest on charges of assaulting a police officer.
Irakli Dgebuadze claimed that he did not intend for the Batumelebi and Netgazeti director to be imprisoned.
Both journalists were reportedly brutally beaten during their detention.