Georgia
Owner of Georgian pro-government TV channel Imedi loses $130 million appeal in UK court
The dispute revolved around efforts to recover the assets of billionaire opposition figure Badri Patarkatsishvili following his death in 2008.
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Mikheil Saakashvili
Explainer | The five cases against former President Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgia’s imprisoned former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has returned to the headlines — this time due to new verdicts announced against him.
Georgia
A cog in the ‘machine of evil’: ex-TV Imedi employees on working for Georgian Dream’s spin machine
TV Imedi has a stated goal — to prevent the opposition from gaining power — a goal former employees say has overtaken all questions of ethics.
Feature Stories
The 2007 crackdown — Saakashvili’s greatest mistake?
Third Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (2004–2013) stands accused of ordering a crackdown on anti-government protests and raiding TV station Imedi. Minutes after 07:00 on the morning of 7 November 2007, Georgian police units cleared around 200 protesters from outside Parliament, triggering a chain of events that would culminate in President Saakashvili’s resignation 18 days later. In addition to breaking up larger street demonstrations in Tbilisi later that day, the government also ra
2019 Georgia Cyber Attack
Georgia hit by massive cyber attack
Around 15,000 websites in Georgia including those of major government institutions, broadcasters and online newspapers, and private businesses have been hit by a large-scale cyber attack. Websites affected included those of TV channels Imedi, Maestro, and Pirveli, the National Bank of Georgia, the president’s office, and online news outlets Tabula and Georgia Today. The attack began on Monday morning with more sites being hit throughout the day. Most of the hacked websites went offline
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Ivanishvili: people are angry and disappointed
In a TV interview broadcast on Tuesday night, Georgian Dream chair Bidzina Ivanishvili called the results of 28 October’s vote a ‘cold shower’ for the ruling party, and again vowed to make it right within a year. ‘The first round of elections showed that people are angry and disappointed’, said Ivanishvili in his first interview since the party’s chosen candidate failed to win outright in 28 October’s vote. Talking to TV channel Imedi, Ivanishvili traced the popular anger back to the peri
Freedom of Expression
Georgian satirical show put on hold ‘after mocking speaker of parliament’
On 7 October, the Georgian TV channel Imedi didn’t air its regular Sunday night political satire show Vasmedia, citing an open-dated ‘change of format’ as the reason. The decision followed the latest episode of the show, where the anchor and comedian Vasiko Odishvili mocked Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze. Speaking to Georgian magazine Liberali, the production team denied allegations that the ‘temporary’ cancellation was related to comedian targeting Kobakhidze. Odishvili mo
