17 de noviembre 2016 / By Georgia Today On 16th November the European Union and Georgia held the second meeting of the Association Council, the highest formal body established under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement in order to supervise the implementation of the Agreement. As the joint press release stated following the event, the Council began by…
16 de noviembre 2015 / By Agenda.de The United States (US) has welcomed the recent developments regarding the Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 private broadcasting company and said they would allow the appeals processes to move forward and preserve media pluralism in Georgia. The US also praised Georgia for its recent reforms which contributed to a stronger…
12 November 2015 / By Tamar Svanidze. Georgia Today Georgia has been elected a member of the Human Rights Council for 2016-2018. At the same time, 71 Member States of the United Nations have reviewed and given recommendations on the human rights conditions in Georgia. At the session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic…
28 October 2015 / By Dan Alexe. All main political groups of the European Parliament voiced concern on Thursday 29 October over an ownership dispute involving Georgia’s biggest independent TV company, Rustavi 2, and said it could harm media freedom. A court in Tbilisi earlier this month ordered a seizure of shares in the company that owns…
2 November 2015 / By Georgia Today Georgia’s ambassador to the United States, Archil Gegeshidze, sent a letter to The Washington Post editorial board titled, “Democracy and media pluralism thrive in Georgia.” The letter is a response to the October 27th article by the Washington Post, “A seizure of a popular TV station would be…
26 October 2015 / By Washington Post SINCE A 2012 election led to a peaceful transfer of power rarely seen in former Soviet Eurasia, the Caucasian nation of Georgia has skirted the edges of democratic norms. A new government led by a populist billionaire tried to prosecute the election losers, including former president Mikheil Saakashvili, and…
8 October 2015 / By Georgia Today A spokesperson for the Department of State, Marc Toner, has said in response to Rustavi 2 journalist Davut Nikuradze’s question over a US reaction to the latest developments surrounding the television company that the US is closely watching any developments. Toner stated “I think we urge that any…
24 August / By Georgia Online Acting Ambassador of the United States to Georgia Nicholas Berliner has responded to the critical statements made against him. As Nicholas Berliner told Rustavi 2 TV, the statement made by him a few days ago reflected the position of the U.S. government and the embassy. “I think the statement…
12 August 2015 / By Gerorgia Today The sequestration of 100 percent of Rustavi 2’s shares has attracted international attention. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović assesses that excessive court measures against the Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 based on an ownership dispute may pose a threat to free media and…
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