On April 29, 2025, a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Georgian Public Broadcaster was held. In accordance with existing procedures, Nino Zautashvili, Vasil Ivanov-Chikovani, Giga Kitia, and Giorgi Iasashvili submitted written requests to attend the session. However, the board denied them access. Nino Zautashvili shared this information in a social media post.

As a reminder, Vasil Ivanov-Chikovani and Nino Zautashvili were dismissed from First Channel on April 11 of this year. Both journalists had openly expressed protest against the Georgian Dream party’s policies on air, supported the pro-European movement, and showed strong solidarity with Mzia Amaghlobeli, co-founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti.

Giga Kitia had received a formal written warning on April 17, 2025, for his criticism of the Public Broadcaster’s editorial policy.