On April 4, 2025, journalists from TV channels Formula, TV Pirveli, and Mtis Ambebi were denied entry to a meeting of The Chiatura Municipality Assembly.

The Media Advocacy Coalition called the incident yet another example of a systemic campaign against the media, aimed at suppressing critical voices and restricting the free exchange of information.

“Such incidents are part of the Georgian Dream party’s policy to silence and marginalize independent media. We are witnessing systemic pressure on critical media, which manifests in physical violence against journalists, threats, unlawful obstruction of their work, verbal abuse, legal persecution, and discriminatory treatment when accessing information. Despite this ongoing violence, no perpetrators have been held accountable,” the Coalition stated in its conclusion.