IPI demands release of Serbian journalist detained in South Ossetia
Viktor Lazic was detained on 3 September on the border between Georgia and South Ossetia and is now being held in solitary confinement.
Three photographers arrested, accused of espionage
IPI is concerned about the ambiguous circumstances surrounding the arrest of Irakli Gedenidze, Giorgi Abdaladze and Zurab Kurtsikidze, and calls on the government to lay out its evidence in a clear manner or release the photographers.
At least a dozen journalists attacked by police dispersing protesters
Journalists were verbally and physically attacked in the ensuing melee, cameras and video cameras were seized or destroyed and some reporters were arrested without justification.
Reporter accuses Georgian authorities of trying to poison him during NATO meetings in Brussels
Giorgy Popkhadze said that Georgian journalists and human rights activists had recently visited him, bringing materials on repression and killings in Georgia.
Journalist receives death threats from authorities
Journalist Vakhtang Komakhidze recently returned from South Ossetia where he was producing a documentary on the 2008 Russian-Georgian conflict.
Government department threatens to blackmail journalist
When journalist Tedo Jorbenadze refused to divulge information about “Batumelebi” newspaper, law enforcers threatened to blackmail him.
IFJ endorses joint Russian and Georgian demand to end media restrictions
Media groups are calling for an end to war propaganda and concrete actions to promote dialogue and confidence between Russian and Georgian journalists.
Journalist sentenced to prison for libeling de facto president of Abkhazia
WAN-IFRA calls on the de facto president to ensure that the conviction of journalist Anton Kriveniuk is overturned and that libel is decriminalised.
Russian journalist faces jail term on forgery charges
According to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, its Tbilisi bureau chief is facing up to three years in prison if convicted on a forgery charge.
Journalist accused of insult and slander
A criminal case was opened by prosecutors against journalist Anton Krivinyuk, who published an article criticising authorities and the president.
Opposition journalist released from prison after serving full four-year term for alleged “extortion”
The exact circumstances that led to journalist Shalva Ramishvili’s arrest remain unclear, said IPI.
Journalist attacked by police at protest rally
The leader of a journalists’ union was beaten at a protest rally on 15 June 2009.
Attacks on the Press in 2008: Georgia
Attacks on the Press in 2008: Georgia
World Report 2009: Georgia
World Report 2009: Georgia
Polish television crew freed in South Ossetia
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 9 September 2008 CPJ press release: Polish television crew freed in South Ossetia New York, September 9, 2008 – The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s release of Telewizja Polska (TVP) crew members who were detained ( http://cpj.org/news/2008/europe/SouthOssetia08sep08na.html ) outside the Georgian village of Karaleti by South Ossetian militia […]
Polish television crew detained in South Ossetia
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 September 2008 CPJ press release: Polish television crew detained in South Ossetia New York, September 8, 2008 – South Ossetian and Russian authorities should immediately release three members of a Polish television crew detained today near the village of Karaleti in the buffer zone between South Ossetia and […]