On April 6, 2025, Indigo journalist Saba Sordia was detained near the Rustaveli Metro station. He is currently being held in the Digomi detention facility.
“Qronika+” Journalist Irina Makaridze Accused of Illegally Blocking the Road
On April 6, 2025, journalist Irina Makaridze, reporting for the newspaper "Qronika+" and the news agency "CNews", was covering ongoing protest on Shota Rustaveli Avenue when she was fined 5,000 GEL by police for “illegally blocking the road.”
Journalists were not allowed to attend The Chiatura Municipality Assembly meeting
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.
“Georgian Dream” adopted laws restricting independent media
The "Georgian Dream" parliament adopted new, restrictive laws against independent and critical media through an accelerated procedure. These are the "Foreign Agents Registration Act" [FARA] and amendments to the "Law on Broadcasting" and the "Law on Grants." These laws were adopted against a background of repression and violence taking place against activists and the media.
Police Officers Push Journalist from April News at Protest
On March 28, 2025, during a protest taking place in front of the parliament, police officers obstructed a journalist from the online media outlet April from performing her professional duties.
Pro-government/Propaganda television station “Imedi”
Persecution for expressing critical position
Incident Type:
Discrediting
Propaganda Channel ‘Imedi’ Attacks Independent Public Broadcaster Journalists Nino Zautashvili and Vasil Ivanov-Chikovani
On March 27, 2025, the propagandist TV channel Imedi spread disinformation targeting critically-minded journalists from the Georgian Public Broadcaster — Nino Zautashvili and Vasil Ivanov-Chikovani — accusing them of receiving “illicit income.”
Tok TV and Samkhretis Karibche Journalists Barred from Akhaltsikhe Mayor’s Advisory Council Meeting
On March 26, 2025, journalists were denied entry to a session of the “Civil Advisory Council,” a consultative body of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality City Hall. Journalists from Samkhretis Karibche and TOK TV who arrived at the location were told that they could not enter the public institution because the meeting had already started.
Journalist Removed from Broadcast After Criticizing Public Broadcaster’s Policy
On March 23, 2025, it became known that Ani Jobava, a journalist and contributor to the morning program at the Georgian Public Broadcaster — where she had worked for seven years — was removed from on-air duties. The journalist announced the news on social media.
