From May 2024 to May 2025, 342 incidents against journalists were recorded in Georgia.
The Center for Media, Information, and Social Studies (CMIS) monitors the media environment in Georgia, studies the working conditions of journalists, and documents cases of violations of their rights.
As a result of this research, the following types of incidents were recorded between May 2024 and May 2025:
342 Cases of Violations of the Rights of Media Representatives
(Including physical violence, illegal detention, prohibition on filming, denial of access to administrative buildings, fines, verbal and physical abuse, etc.)
- On the day of the October parliamentary elections – 67 incident
- During the pro-European protests since November 28 – 145 incidents
112 Cases of Physical Violence Against Media Representatives
- On the day of the October parliamentary elections – 10 incidents
- Since the start of the pro-European protests – 85 incidents
77 Cases of Prohibition on Filming
- On the day of the October parliamentary elections – 46 incidents
- Since the start of the pro-European protests – 22 incidents
In the past year, 13 media representatives have been illegally arrested on various grounds.
Of these, 11 journalists were arrested during the pro-European protests. One journalist, Mzia Amaglobeli, remains in prison to this day.
Between November 28, 2024, and May 1, 2025, 34 cases were recorded of journalists being fined for allegedly blocking roads while covering the pro-European protests. (Most of the fines have been appealed; a small number have been lifted, the majority are still under review, and one journalist has paid the fine.)
During the same period, 193 media representatives became targets of various forms of repression in connection with their coverage of the pro-European protests.
Detailed information about each incident is available on the website of the Center for Media, Information, and Social Studies (CMIS).
