Georgia
Georgia’s TV Mtavari goes off the air
The opposition-aligned TV channel had been on air for almost six years.
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Mtavari journalist attacked after calling ruling party satellite member a ‘slave’
Journalist Giorgi Mamniashvili called Vato Shakarashvili a ‘slave’, after which a physical confrontation began.
Freedom of the Press
Protests and Western condemnation follow jailing of Georgian government critic
The jailing of opposition TV head Nika Gvaramia in Georgia has provoked protests and condemnation from abroad. Several thousand people took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Wednesday over what they called the politically motivated persecution of Gvaramia, the co-founder and director of opposition TV channel Mtavari Arkhi. The demonstration was organised by local media groups and was joined by opposition politicians and civil society organisations. On Monday, Tbilisi City Court sent
Freedom of the Press
Director of pro-opposition TV channel jailed for 3.5 years in Georgia
Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Nika Gvaramia, the director of opposition-leaning TV channel Mtavari and one of the lawyers of Mikheil Saakashvili, to three years and six months in prison for abusing his position. Gvaramia was on trial for crimes allegedly committed while the director of another TV company, Rustavi 2. He was charged in 2020 with abuse of power and embezzling property at Rustavi 2, commercial bribery, and forging documents. He was found not guilty on the last three counts.
