US EditionLiveblog: Resistance | Day 202: Rustaveli Avenue Blocked to Traffic - Civil Georgia
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Not only the articles but also the posts on social networks more and more often in the sights of the law that punishes the "opportunity to state officials," approved by Parliament dominated by the Georgian Dream. According to many commentators it could be the premise to the total closure of Facebook in the country.
Liveblog: Resistance | Day 202: Rustaveli Avenue Blocked to Traffic - Civil Georgia
Non-stop protests have been taking place across Georgia for 201 days since Georgian Dream announced it was halting the EU integration process. Since then, protesters have blocked Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue, where the parliament building is located, every day, while daily gatherings have also taken place in other major Georgian cities. Georgian Dream authorities, whose legitimacy is disputed after the contested October 26, 2024, parliamentary ele…
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Media Freedom Rapid ResponseGeorgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect.
Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital sources of news and information to the public The post Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect. appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom.
Twenty-three international organizations working on media, journalists and human rights have condemned the recent legislative regulations enacted by the Georgian Dream. In a statement released by the International Press Institute, the new laws are described as “repressive” and the signatories call on the international community to use effective leverage against the Georgian Dream. “As the ruling Georgian Dream party seeks to strengthen its autho…
Georgia: Independent media face increasing repression as new laws come into effect - Index on Censorship
As the ruling Georgian Dream party intensifies efforts to consolidate authoritarian rule, independent media face unprecedented pressure and are now on the brink of survival. Journalists are increasingly subjected to detentions, physical attacks, arbitrary fines, censorship, as well as financial and institutional repression. We, the undersigned international media freedom, journalists’, and human rights organisations, renew our call on the intern…
Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect - Justice for Journalists
Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital sources of news and information to the public As the ruling Georgian Dream party intensifies efforts to consolidate authoritarian rule, independent media face unprecedented pressure and are now on the brink of survival. Journalists are increasingly subjected to detentions, physical attacks, arbitrary fines, censorship, as we…
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