
Georgia’s Imedi TV brands protective gear as proof of NGO ‘violence’
TV Imedi published purchase records as ‘evidence’ against NGOs targeted by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
TV Imedi published purchase records as ‘evidence’ against NGOs targeted by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Georgia’s fifth President Salome Zourabichvili warned that Georgia was at risk of becoming a grey zone where Russians could bypass Western sanctions.
The dispute revolved around efforts to recover the assets of billionaire opposition figure Badri Patarkatsishvili following his death in 2008.
Georgia’s imprisoned former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has returned to the headlines — this time due to new verdicts announced against him.
TV Imedi has a stated goal — to prevent the opposition from gaining power — a goal former employees say has overtaken all questions of ethics.
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
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