Freedom of the Press 2007: Georgia
27 March 2008
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Recent articles in Georgia
Georgia: Security forces attacked and tortured protesters
In widespread and apparently punitive acts, Georgian security forces have chased down, violently detained, and beat protesters. Police also tortured and otherwise ill-treated them in police vans and police stations.
Georgia: Human rights crisis deepens amid crackdown on protests
“EU foreign affairs ministers gathering on 16 December to discuss Georgia should call for an independent investigation into the country’s clampdown on peaceful anti-government protests” – HRW
Free press groups call on Georgia to end violent attacks on media
According to Mapping Media Freedom monitoring platform, at least 50 media workers experienced physical attacks, verbal abuse or obstruction as police violently dispersed the pro-EU demonstrations in Georgia.