American Concern Over Free Speech in Georgia

American Concern Over Free Speech in Georgia

According to the U.S. embassy in Georgia, the “hate speech” monitoring department recently created by the Georgian government is “concerning.”  This is not the first time the U.S. has criticized the ruling Georgian Dream party. Opposition journalist Vakho Sanaia was recently sentenced to 14 days in prison for criticizing the ruling party on Facebook; Georgian Dream officials said the expressions used were offensive. Sanaia was arrested on the st…