Journalist wounded by sniper; Israeli journalist shot at by Russian soldiers; two radio stations ransacked
(RSF/IFEX) – Three journalists – Giga Chikhladze, correspondent of Russian “Newsweek” and head of Alania TV, Alexander Klimchuk, head of the photo agency Caucasus Press Images and correspondent for the news agency Itar-Tass, and Stan Storimans, cameraman for the Dutch TV station RTL-4 – have been killed since fighting began in Georgia on 8 August […]
Azeri television crew, Turkish journalists fired upon by Russian troops in Gori, reporting equipment seized
(IRFS/IFEX) – IRFS condemns the opening of gunfire by Russian soldiers on a television crew from the Azerbaijani station ANS TV and Turkish journalists in Gori on 14 August 2008. According to ANS, on 14 August Russian tanks blocked all entrances to Gori. Russian armed forces did not permit the journalists, who are covering the […]
Lack of transparency, restricted flow of information fuel conflict, hamper long term peace, says ARTICLE 19
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 14 August 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release: Conflict in South Ossetia: Lack of Transparency and the Restricted Flow of Information Fuel the Conflict and Hamper Long Term Peace ARTICLE 19 is very concerned with the obstructions placed on the free flow of information, including through the targeting of […]
Turkish journalists injured in attack, assaulted and detained by Russian soldiers
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: IPI Condemns Detention of Turkish Journalists in North Ossetia Vienna, 14 August 2008 – The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the detention of Turkish journalists Levent Ozturk, Guray Ervin, Hilmi Hacaloglu and […]
Several Georgian, Russian websites blocked following attack by rival groups, hackers
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF condemns the many violations of online freedom of information that have been perpetrated since the outbreak of fighting in the Georgian province of South Ossetia on 8 August 2008, including the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on many Georgian websites, in which the servers they use are overloaded and crashed by […]
In Gori, Israeli journalist seriously injured, Trialeti radio-TV station ceases broadcasting; reporters denied access to Tbilisi victims
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 13 August 2008 CPJ press release: GEORGIA: Israeli journalist seriously injured in Gori New York, August 13, 2008 – A veteran reporter with the Tel Aviv-based Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth was severely injured on Tuesday in an attack in the central Georgian city of Gori. It was the same […]
Dutch cameraman killed, reporter wounded during bombing of Gori
(CPJ/IFEX)- The following is a CPJ press release: Dutch cameraman killed, reporter wounded in Georgia New York, August 12, 2008 – Stan Storimans, a cameraman with Netherlands-based television channel RTL Nieuws, was killed today during bombing in the central Georgian city of Gori. His colleague, reporter Jeroen Akkermans, suffered shrapnel wounds to his leg and […]
Five Russian, two Turkish journalists also injured in South Ossetia
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 August 2008 CPJ press release: Two killed, several injured or missing in South Ossetia New York, August 11, 2008 – Two journalists were reported killed, at least eight were injured, and two have gone missing since fighting erupted between Georgian, Russian, and local forces in the disputed region […]
Two journalists killed, two missing, more injured while covering conflict in Ossetia
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Calls for “Safe Space” for Media after Two Georgian Journalists Killed in South Ossetia The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on Russian, Georgian and any other combat forces involved in the conflict in the region to respect the rights of media workers and […]
Annual Report 2008: Georgia
Annual Report 2008: Georgia
World Report 2008: Georgia
World Report 2008: Georgia
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Georgia
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Georgia
Freedom of the Press 2007: Georgia
Freedom of the Press 2007: Georgia
Acting president says suspended TV station can resume broadcasting
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders hailed the 3 December 2007 statement by acting president Nino Burjanadze that she plans to ask the judicial authorities to lift a month-old broadcast ban on the independent television channel Imedi TV. “The danger that was the cause of Imedi TV’s closure no longer exists,” she said. “We welcome the […]
Four television journalists beaten by police; CPJ urges government to lift news restrictions, allow Imedi and Kavkaziya TV stations to reopen
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 November 2007 CPJ press release: Georgia shuts two TV stations, blocks others from news-gathering New York, November 8, 2007 – The Georgian government should immediately allow two private television stations to resume broadcasting, and it must lift a ban on news-gathering imposed on all other private broadcasters, the […]
Government bans non-state news broadcasts; police beat journalists, ombudsman; television stations raided, shut
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Georgia: Riot Police Violently Disperse Peaceful Protesters Government Shuts TV Stations, Then Declares Emergency Rule (New York, November 8, 2007) – Riot police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi beat demonstrators and shot fleeing protestors with rubber bullets while trying to disperse anti-government demonstrations, Human […]