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Public Defender: “Journalists Have Been Still Harassed”

January 21, 2008
“In Georgia during military conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia many journalists had to work in dangerous and risky situations Though journalists have been still harassed, perturbed, humiliated and assaulted for the freedom of speech; the problem of the infringement of their lives is not so urgent any more,” stated Sozar Subari, Public Defender of Georgia on January 19 at his office at the photo exhibition dedicated to the late journalists who died during the accomplishment of their professional duties .

The exhibition, “Victims of Freedom of Speech”, was initiated by the NGO Armenian Cooperation Center of Georgia and the Council of National Minorities functioning at the Office of the Public Defender.

Subari stated that to avoid the tragedies such as the death of journalists, the society must safeguard the principles and values of the late journalists.

According to Karen Elchiani, President of Armenian Cooperation Center of Georgia, 111 journalists died throughout the world in 2007 while accomplishing their professional duties. The first journalist was Hrant Dinki, a Turkish journalist of Armenian origin, who was killed for the freedom of speech, equality and justice on January 19 in Istanbul. It is noteworthy that the murder of the journalist was condemned by the representatives of all ethnic groups in Turkey.

Source: Media.ge

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