Chief Editor of Newspaper “Imedi” Fights for his Rights

Chief Editor of Newspaper “Imedi” Fights for his Rights

The Human Rights Information and Documentation Centre held a press conference today under the name “The terror against Gela Mtivlishvili, chief editor of newspaper “Imedi”, continues”. On the 23rd of November, 22:35 p.m. an unknown person threw a grenade into the house of Mtivlishvili, shattering the windows and heavily damaging the house. Fortunately, Mtivlishvili and his family members were not at home.

The newspaper’s employees have sustained a series of attacks from the beginning of this year. However, no investigation has opened on any of the cases. Mtivlishvili himself accuses local government of organizing the attacks and declares that the terror is aimed at closing down the regional newspaper.

Gela Mtivlishvili, Ucha Nanuashvili (executive director of the Human Rights Information and Documentation Centre) and Giga Giorgadze, a lawyer of the centre, conducted the press conference. According to Nanuashvili, the pressure from the local and central organs on representatives of media has increased after the “Rose Revolution”. The Human Rights Information and Documentation Centre demands that investigations are opened regarding the attacks and that human rights are defended.