- 03.07.2025
- Tbilisi
- Georgian Dream Party
- Persecution for expressing critical position
Incident Type:
Legal incident SLAPP lawsuit
According to the Communications Commission, TV Pirveli, Mtavari Arkhi, and Formula have violated the law
On July 3, 2025, the Communications Commission found TV companies "TV Pirveli", "Mtavari Arkhi" and "Formula" to be violators of the law. The case concerns a complaint by "Georgian Dream" against the television stations. The party appealed to the commission on June 1 and complained about terms such as: "illegitimate parliament", "oligarch's regime", "regime prisoners", "illegitimate government", "clan's court" and others. The complaints submitted by "Georgian Dream" are based on amendments to Georgia's Law on Broadcasting. These amendments were approved by parliament on April 1, as a result of which the Communications Commission's powers were expanded.