Web Portal on Human Rights in Georgia
MEDIA
2008-05-29
Lost of Freedom of Speech for Georgian Media
Will TV Companies Be Still Censured?
Georgian media sources had expected that parliamentary elections on May 21 were going to be some kind of examination for them. How did Georgian TV Companies pass the exam? Why do journalists think that Georgian TV Media will be censured once more? How does the Georgian authority manage to create the acceptable environment for itself?2008-05-15
Access to Information!
Journalists Endlessly Waite for Information
The Human Rights Centre has been waiting for a reply from the Georgian Ministry of Defense for three months without success. On February 5, 2008, the center requested a copy of the contracts signed between the Georgian Ministry of Defense and TV Company “Sakartvelo” Ltd in 2007.How should journalist act when public information is not issued? Whom should they apply to for the information and what kind of methods are used to request information?
2008-05-06
Journalists Demand Global Solidarity
2008-04-17
Will Pre-Election Censor Work Overtime in Blocking Websites?
“A now close topic for discussion concerns the infamous
conversation between Vano Merabishvili, Georgian Minster of Internal
Affairs and his counterpart, the Azerbaijan Minister of Internal
Affairs. Somehow all links to this discussion have been deleted from
the Internet!!” It would seem that something is wrong, “Then I guessed
that something was wrong, as a quotation from the post of one of former
user of the Tbilisi Forum that wrote about the terrible events of
November 7, 2007.
2008-04-15
Radio Hereti Addresses Public Deferner
2008-04-07
Studio “Monitor” Investigative Report on Failed Justice
Despite all the many reforms implemented by Georgian
government the court system is still in the habit of passing unfair
decisions. Nino Zuriashvil’s journalistic investigation of how the
court system does not apply equal justice shows just how bad this issue
is for Georgian society, as it was represented at Cinema House on April
4.
2008-03-24
Give “Imedi” (hope) back To People
Kakheti based journalists protested against the
government when it illegally took control over the TV Company “Imedi”
and demanded to give it back to its real owners and resume regular
broadcasting. Representatives of the local NGOs also joined forces with
them. The demonstrators prepared an appeal to the international
organizations where they protested the restriction of the freedom of
expression and the restriction of journalists in Georgia.
2008-03-24
“Georgian Government Controls Six TV Stations”
“Are you from Security
Department?”… is a rhetorical question that members of the various
opposition parties are now asking to the journalists from Georgian TV
Stations. Journalists are often blamed for protecting the interests of
the government and being biased, using media as a cover to collect
information and push not-too-hidden agendas. This begs the question as
to why members of the opposition raise issues that perhaps those
working for TV Companies are being supervised from the governmental
structures? Who is the real supervisor of Georgia based TV Stations?
And more generally, does Georgia have impartial TV Companies or not?
OTHER NEWS
Chairman of Parliament Talked About the Activities Security Members
Ministry of Internal Affairs Is Going To Buy Supervisory Videos Carrying On Bodies
Instances of pressure exerted on individuals detained on the Case of the Ministry of Agriculture need to be investigated
Trial on Former Head of Kakheti CSD Laliashvili
Cars of Eco-Migrants from Tsalka Fined
Archive
BLOG
Historic Review of Georgian Political Advertisement
In 2005, American researchers estimated that political advertisements on TV have short (two-week) impact on voters. But the result is so rapid andDetailed...
Pre-election Advertisement Promises
Quality and Purpose of Political Advertisements
EDITORIAL
Human Rights Center to Monitor Trials on Former Senior Governmental Officials
How the detention process of former senior officials is going on; whether political motivation is detected in it and will the new initiativeDetailed...
As a result of international oppression, State Audit Office and National Bureau of Enforcement postponed the repressions
The August war- who is guilty?
POLL
How do you think, did the political prisoners, released by the Parliament of Georgia short time ago, deserve freedom?