01 July 2026 Statements Georgia: Authorities must end legal and regulatory pressure on critical broadcastersThe International Press Institute (IPI) today raises alarm over growing regulatory and legal pressures against independent television broadcasters in Georgia, which mark another escalation in the playbook of attacks on…
06 May 2026 Statements Georgia: An escalating media freedom crisisSince the contested parliamentary elections in October 2024, Georgia has experienced one of the most rapid and serious deteriorations of press freedom ever seen in an EU member state or…
08 April 2026 Statements Georgia: Afgan Sadygov’s deportation represents a stark example of transnational repression, demands urgent international responseThe undersigned MFRR partners, and other media freedom, journalist and freedom of expression organisations today condemn the arrest and deportation of Afgan Sadygov, founder of Azerbaijani news outlet and youtube…
12 March 2026 Statements Georgia: New laws threaten to paralyse independent mediaThe International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemns the Georgian parliament’s adoption of a sweeping new legislative package that criminalises foreign funding and cooperation, warning it will paralyze the operations…
09 February 2026 Statements Georgia: Scrap defamation law changes and uphold freedom of expressionThe recently-introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation mark a serious regression in the protection of freedom of expression. While authorities claim that the changes are intended to address the harms…
05 February 2026 Statements Interview: How Georgian public broadcaster was distorted into a government mouthpieceBy Agnes Jakobson, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Fellow at IPI Last year, press freedom in Georgia continued to rapidly decline as the ruling Georgian Dream party intensified its crackdown on dissent.…
02 February 2026 Statements Georgia: Restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalistsThe MFRR partners strongly condemn the proposals of the Georgian Dream (GD) ruling party to implement a series of legislative amendments that would impose additional restrictions and penalties on recipients…
10 October 2025 Statements Georgia: As ruling party intensifies crackdown, media freedom groups demand urgent action to safeguard independent journalismThe undersigned media freedom, journalists’, and freedom of expression organisations strongly condemn the intensifying crackdown on Georgian journalists and press freedom defenders who continue to face institutional repression and physical…
31 July 2025 Statements Georgia: Ahead of verdict, press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli’s releaseAhead of the expected verdict in the case of veteran Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on Friday August 1, the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations jointly renew our…
21 July 2025 Statements Georgia: Authorities seize bank accounts of Gazeti Batumelebi and Netgazeti ahead of Mzia Amaghlobeli verdictGeorgian authorities’ decision to seize the bank accounts of independent media Gazeti Batumelebi and Netgazeti ahead of the verdict in the criminal trial of their co-founder Mzia Amaghlobeli is another clear…
20 February 2025 Statements Georgia: Free Mzia TodayThe undersigned journalists, newsrooms, press freedom advocates, human rights defenders, and journalists’ organisations, call upon the Georgian authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been on hunger…
23 January 2025 Statements Georgia: Press freedom partners call for release of Mzia Amaglobeli, end to crackdown on free pressThe undersigned press freedom, journalists and human rights organisations call for the immediate release of veteran Georgian journalist and founder and director of the online newspapers Batumelebi and Netgazeti, Mzia…
