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Georgia’s Prosecutor General requests financial documents from TV Mtavari

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•3 min read

Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has requested financial documents from the now-closed opposition TV channel Mtavari. The request followed a complaint by current director Gogi Kurdadze, prompting an investigation into alleged embezzlement in the company. Mtavari, which continued operating online after suspending broadcasting in spring, announced on Wednesday that the Prosecutor’s Office had entered both the TV station and its contracted sales house. ‘The Prosecutor’s Office demanded the c

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Journalists say that Georgian opposition–aligned TV channel Mtavari will completely end broadcasting

by OC Media

•2 min read

The channel said that since February only recorded programmes, repeats of old programmes, TV series, and films have been broadcasted.

A screenshot of the message that appeared on Mtavari's broadcast on Saturday.

Freedom of the Press

Georgian opposition-aligned TV channel Mtavari stops broadcasting

by OC Media

•3 min read

According to the channel, only recorded programs, repeats of old programs, TV series, and films will be broadcast.

Mtavari’s office in Tbilisi. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Freedom of the Press

Pro-opposition TV station shutters broadcast for viewers outside Tbilisi

by OC Media

•4 min read

Mtavari’s General Director Giorgi Gabunia previously announced that the station was facing closure last month.

Freedom of the Press

Georgian pro-opposition TV channel ‘faces closure’ amid internal conflict

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

Live on air, Mtavari’s director accused a major shareholder of sabotage, claiming that he was colluding with Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili.

A screengrab of Georgian Dream's election campaign ad.

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Opposition TV channel sanctioned for refusing to air Georgian Dream election ad

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) satisfied the ruling Georgian Dream party’s complaint against the opposition channel Mtavari Arkhi, and has filed a violation protocol against the TV company for not airing its political advertisement. GNCC stated on Wednesday that according to Mtavari Arkhi, the advertisement’s placement might be against the prohibition of spreading hate speech as stated in the Broadcasting Law. During the pre-election period, all community broadcast

Nika Gvaramia addressing an anti-government demonstration on 17 July 2021 in Tbilisi. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Gvaramia transfers Mtavari Arkhi shares to wife in move to politics

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

Nika Gvaramia has formally resigned as opposition TV Mtavari Arkhi’s general director, transferring his shares to his wife ahead of his return to politics. Gvaramia announced his departure from Mtavari Arkhi and the handover of his shares on Wednesday, stating that owning stakes in the channel was ‘incompatible with the party position that I will hold in the coming days’. ‘That’s why I complied with the requirements of the law and transferred the share to my [wife] Sofo [Liluashvili]’, said