World Report 2008: Georgia
3 April 2008
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Recent articles in Georgia
Georgia: Rights groups condemn recently-adopted homophobic bill
“This legislation imposes censorship on media by banning broadcasters from freely reporting on LGBTQI+ issues. The Georgian government must stop its legal attacks on press freedom and freedom of expression.”
Georgia: Accountability needed for violent attacks on government critics
“A pattern of harassment and intimidation of activists, independent media, and government critics, if left unpunished, risks emboldening malicious actors to escalate violence in the months before Georgia’s upcoming elections” – HRW
Georgia: Release Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadygov and stop his extradition to Azerbaijan
Afgan Sadygov moved to Georgia seven months ago to escape persecution by the authorities in his own country, where he has been arrested several times on various dubious charges.