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id="menu-link-301">Panama</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98969"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/paraguay/" id="menu-link-302">Paraguay</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98970"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/peru/" id="menu-link-303">Peru</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98971"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/" id="menu-link-304">St. Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-193107"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/suriname/" id="menu-link-305">Suriname</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98972"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/trinidad-and-tobago/" id="menu-link-306">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-98978"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/afghanistan/" id="menu-link-312">Afghanistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98979"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/australia/" id="menu-link-313">Australia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98980"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/bangladesh/" id="menu-link-314">Bangladesh</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98981"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/brunei/" id="menu-link-315">Brunei</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98982"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/cambodia/" id="menu-link-316">Cambodia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98983"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/china/" id="menu-link-317">China</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-98996"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/nepal/" id="menu-link-330">Nepal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98997"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/new-zealand/" id="menu-link-331">New Zealand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98998"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/north-korea/" id="menu-link-332">North Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98999"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/pakistan/" id="menu-link-333">Pakistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99000"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/papua-new-guinea/" id="menu-link-334">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99001"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/philippines/" id="menu-link-335">Philippines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99002"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/singapore/" id="menu-link-336">Singapore</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99003"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/solomon-islands/" id="menu-link-337">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99004"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/south-korea/" id="menu-link-338">South Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99005"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/sri-lanka/" id="menu-link-339">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99006"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/taiwan/" id="menu-link-340">Taiwan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99007"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/thailand/" id="menu-link-341">Thailand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99008"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/tonga/" id="menu-link-342">Tonga</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99009"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/vietnam/" id="menu-link-343">Vietnam</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99010"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/" id="menu-link-344">All Asia</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-99011"><a id="menu-link-345" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Europe & Central Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99012"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/albania/" id="menu-link-346">Albania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99013"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/armenia/" id="menu-link-347">Armenia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99014"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/austria/" id="menu-link-348">Austria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99015"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/azerbaijan/" id="menu-link-349">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99016"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belarus/" id="menu-link-350">Belarus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99017"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belgium/" id="menu-link-351">Belgium</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99018"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bosnia/" id="menu-link-352">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99019"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/" id="menu-link-353">Bulgaria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99020"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/chechnya/" id="menu-link-354">Chechnya</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99021"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/croatia/" id="menu-link-355">Croatia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99022"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/cyprus/" id="menu-link-356">Cyprus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99023"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/czech-republic/" id="menu-link-357">Czech Republic</a></li> <li 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id="menu-link-363">Greece</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99030"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/hungary/" id="menu-link-364">Hungary</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99031"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/ireland/" id="menu-link-365">Ireland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99032"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/italy/" id="menu-link-366">Italy</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99033"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kazakhstan/" id="menu-link-367">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99034"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kosovo/" id="menu-link-368">Kosovo</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99035"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kyrgyzstan/" id="menu-link-369">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99036"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/latvia/" id="menu-link-370">Latvia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99037"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/lithuania/" id="menu-link-371">Lithuania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99038"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/luxembourg/" id="menu-link-372">Luxembourg</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99039"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/macedonia/" id="menu-link-373">Macedonia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99040"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/malta/" id="menu-link-374">Malta</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99041"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/moldova/" id="menu-link-375">Moldova</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99042"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/montenegro/" id="menu-link-376">Montenegro</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99043"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/netherlands/" id="menu-link-377">Netherlands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99044"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/north-macedonia/" id="menu-link-378">North Macedonia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99045"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/norway/" id="menu-link-379">Norway</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99046"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/poland/" id="menu-link-380">Poland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy 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menu-item-object-location menu-item-99053"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/south-ossetia/" id="menu-link-387">South Ossetia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99054"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/spain/" id="menu-link-388">Spain</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99055"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/sweden/" id="menu-link-389">Sweden</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99056"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/switzerland/" id="menu-link-390">Switzerland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99057"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/tajikistan/" id="menu-link-391">Tajikistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99058"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/turkey/" id="menu-link-392">Turkey</a></li> <li class="menu-item 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value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/2002/'> 2002 </option> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/2001/'> 2001 </option> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/2000/'> 2000 </option> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/1999/'> 1999 </option> </select> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row cpj--inline-cols"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="438531" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid438531" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/georgian-parliament-bars-non-broadcast-media-access-amid-other-restrictions/" title="Georgian Parliament bars non-broadcast media access, amid other restrictions"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RTS1B82HE.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest against the results of a parliamentary election, which the opposition say were rigged, on the eve of the new parliament's first session in Tbilisi, Georgia November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze - RC2UBBAJWGIY" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/georgian-parliament-bars-non-broadcast-media-access-amid-other-restrictions/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Georgian Parliament bars non-broadcast media access, amid other restrictions"></a> <h3>Georgian Parliament bars non-broadcast media access, amid other restrictions</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-27T10:14:06-05:00">November 27, 2024 10:14 AM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, November 27, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgia’s Parliament to lift all restrictions on journalists’ entry into the parliament building, introduced on November 25 amid widespread protests against alleged fraud in the country’s October parliamentary elections. “At a crucial juncture in Georgia’s history, steps to restrict journalists’ access to Parliament are concerning and threaten to…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/georgian-parliament-bars-non-broadcast-media-access-amid-other-restrictions/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="436969" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid436969" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/georgian-police-obstruct-detain-journalists-covering-election-protests/" title="Georgian police obstruct, detain journalists covering election protests"><img width="602" height="328" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Baramidze2.png?w=602&h=328&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Officers grab Sergi Baramidze, a camera operator for pro-opposition broadcaster Mtavari Arkhi, after he filmed police during a protest contesting the results of Georgia’s parliamentary election in Tbilisi on November 19, 2024. (Photo: Facebook/Mtavari Arkhi)" decoding="async" srcset="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Baramidze2.png 602w, https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Baramidze2.png?resize=300,163 300w, https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Baramidze2.png?resize=570,311 570w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/georgian-police-obstruct-detain-journalists-covering-election-protests/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Georgian police obstruct, detain journalists covering election protests"></a> <h3>Georgian police obstruct, detain journalists covering election protests</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-20T16:53:17-05:00">November 20, 2024 4:53 PM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, November 20, 2024—Local rights groups recorded at least four incidents of police assaulting or obstructing journalists covering a November 19 election protest in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.  Georgian opposition parties have alleged fraud and are protesting the results of the October 26 parliamentary election, in which the ruling Georgian Dream party was declared…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/11/georgian-police-obstruct-detain-journalists-covering-election-protests/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="429698" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid429698" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Features & Analysis</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-report-highlights-rapid-deterioration-of-press-freedom-ahead-of-georgia-elections/" title="CPJ, partners’ report highlights ‘rapid’ deterioration of press freedom ahead of Georgia elections"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AFP__20241023__36KQ3MK__v1__HighRes__GeorgiaPoliticsVote.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-report-highlights-rapid-deterioration-of-press-freedom-ahead-of-georgia-elections/" class="cpj--module--link" title="CPJ, partners’ report highlights ‘rapid’ deterioration of press freedom ahead of Georgia elections"></a> <h3>CPJ, partners’ report highlights ‘rapid’ deterioration of press freedom ahead of Georgia elections</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-25T16:34:46-04:00">October 25, 2024 4:34 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday, October 25, joined eight partner organizations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists and members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium in issuing a report on the state of Georgia’s press freedom ahead of the country’s pivotal October 26 election. The report, which follows…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-report-highlights-rapid-deterioration-of-press-freedom-ahead-of-georgia-elections/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="428205" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid428205" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Features & Analysis</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/independent-media-could-disappear-georgian-journalists-on-the-countrys-high-stakes-elections/" title="‘Independent media could disappear’: Georgian journalists on the country’s high stakes elections"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AFP__20241020__36KJ2XF__v1__HighRes__GeorgiaEuPoliticsElectionsProtest.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/independent-media-could-disappear-georgian-journalists-on-the-countrys-high-stakes-elections/" class="cpj--module--link" title="‘Independent media could disappear’: Georgian journalists on the country’s high stakes elections"></a> <h3>‘Independent media could disappear’: Georgian journalists on the country’s high stakes elections</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-22T13:40:08-04:00">October 22, 2024 1:40 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>UPDATE: In the Georgia election held October 26, the ruling Georgian Dream party declared itself the winner, but the opposing coalition is disputing those results, claiming fraud. Georgia’s president, and European and U.S. officials, have called for an investigation. On October 26, Georgia heads into what is widely viewed as its most critical election since independence from the Soviet Union in…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/independent-media-could-disappear-georgian-journalists-on-the-countrys-high-stakes-elections/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="422487" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/letters/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid422487" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Letters</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-mission-to-georgia-finds-climate-of-fear-ahead-of-elections/" title="CPJ, partners’ mission to Georgia finds ‘climate of fear’ ahead of elections"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Georgia-Mission-press-conference-photo.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Mission to Georgia" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-mission-to-georgia-finds-climate-of-fear-ahead-of-elections/" class="cpj--module--link" title="CPJ, partners’ mission to Georgia finds ‘climate of fear’ ahead of elections"></a> <h3>CPJ, partners’ mission to Georgia finds ‘climate of fear’ ahead of elections</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-04T10:34:18-04:00">October 4, 2024 10:34 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>On October 1-2, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight partner organizations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists and members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium on a fact-finding mission to Georgia, ahead of the country’s October 26 parliamentary elections. The mission met with civil…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-mission-to-georgia-finds-climate-of-fear-ahead-of-elections/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="420285" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/statements/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid420285" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Statements</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/09/cpj-partners-condemn-georgian-bill-banning-lgbtq-content/" title="CPJ, partners condemn Georgian bill banning LGBTQ+ content"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AP24172547827961.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Georgian far right parties and their supporters hold a banner that reads, "No to LGBT darkness," in front of parliament during a rally against Pride Week in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2022." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/09/cpj-partners-condemn-georgian-bill-banning-lgbtq-content/" class="cpj--module--link" title="CPJ, partners condemn Georgian bill banning LGBTQ+ content"></a> <h3>CPJ, partners condemn Georgian bill banning LGBTQ+ content</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-30T11:17:18-04:00">September 30, 2024 11:17 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 other organizations advocating for press freedom on Monday in condemning Georgia’s Family Values Bill that would ban broadcasters from reporting on LGBTQ+ issues. The bill would fine broadcasters who air content that promotes LGBTQ+ gender identification and relationships. Georgian press freedom advocates say state authorities often use legislation…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/09/cpj-partners-condemn-georgian-bill-banning-lgbtq-content/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="417768" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid417768" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/09/georgian-authorities-deny-entry-to-belarusian-armenian-journalists/" title="Georgian authorities deny entry to Belarusian, Armenian journalists"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Georgia-alert-091824.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Tbilisi airport" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/09/georgian-authorities-deny-entry-to-belarusian-armenian-journalists/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Georgian authorities deny entry to Belarusian, Armenian journalists"></a> <h3>Georgian authorities deny entry to Belarusian, Armenian journalists</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-19T12:08:05-04:00">September 19, 2024 12:08 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, September 19, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to allow Belarusian journalist Andrei Mialeshka and Armenian journalist Arsen Kharatyan, who were denied entry into Georgia in recent days, to enter the country and work safely. “By refusing Andrei Mialeshka and Arsen Kharatyan entry to Georgia on obscure grounds, the Georgian…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/09/georgian-authorities-deny-entry-to-belarusian-armenian-journalists/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="391035" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid391035" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-parliament-overrides-presidential-veto-adopts-russian-style-foreign-agents-law/" title="Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto, adopts Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ law"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RTS11HD4K.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-parliament-overrides-presidential-veto-adopts-russian-style-foreign-agents-law/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto, adopts Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ law"></a> <h3>Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto, adopts Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ law</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-28T14:57:53-04:00">May 28, 2024 2:57 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Stockholm, May 28, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly decries the Georgian parliament’s Tuesday decision to overturn a veto by the country’s president and adopt a Russian-style “foreign agents” law that would target media outlets and press freedom groups. “The ruling Georgian Dream party’s decision to push through Kremlin-inspired ‘foreign agents’ legislation despite…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-parliament-overrides-presidential-veto-adopts-russian-style-foreign-agents-law/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="387563" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/statements/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid387563" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Statements</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-parliament-passes-foreign-agent-law-despite-widespread-opposition/" title="Georgian parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite widespread opposition"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RTS10ND1G.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Demonstrators protest a bill on "foreign agents" near the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-parliament-passes-foreign-agent-law-despite-widespread-opposition/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Georgian parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite widespread opposition"></a> <h3>Georgian parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law despite widespread opposition</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-14T11:40:41-04:00">May 14, 2024 11:40 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Stockholm, May 14, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled that as thousands of protesters waited for the results amid a heavy police presence equipped with water cannons and riot gear, the Georgian parliament voted Tuesday to adopt the controversial Russian-style “foreign agents” law that would target foreign-funded media. Georgian President Salome…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-parliament-passes-foreign-agent-law-despite-widespread-opposition/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="386908" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid386908" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-journalists-threatened-after-covering-foreign-agent-law-protests/" title="Georgian journalists threatened after covering ‘foreign agent’ law protests"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/This-should-be-the-caption-Unknown-people-put-posters-outside-the-offices-of-Nino-Zuriashvili-head-of-documentary-maker-Studio-Monitor-and-Gela-Mtivlishvili-editor-in-chief-of-the-independent-w.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="Unknown people put posters outside the offices of Gela Mtivlishvili, editor-in-chief of the independent website Mountain News, (left) and Nino Zuriashvili, head of documentary-maker Studio Monitor, denouncing them as 'foreign agents.' (Photos: Georgian News, Studio Monitor)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-journalists-threatened-after-covering-foreign-agent-law-protests/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Georgian journalists threatened after covering ‘foreign agent’ law protests"></a> <h3>Georgian journalists threatened after covering ‘foreign agent’ law protests</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-10T17:33:15-04:00">May 10, 2024 5:33 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>Stockholm, May 10, 2024—Georgian authorities should thoroughly investigate widespread harassment and threats against journalists covering a bill that would designate media outlets as “foreign agents” and Parliament should reject the draft law, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Since May 7, more than 30 journalists covering the bill “on transparency of foreign influence” and…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/05/georgian-journalists-threatened-after-covering-foreign-agent-law-protests/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="archive-navigation"> <a href="https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/page/2/" class="more-category-news" > More documents on Georgia &rsaquo; </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="archive-list "> <span class="form-inline"> <label for="year-nav" class="text-muted"> Georgia documents by Year: </label>    <select id="year-nav" onchange="document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;" tabindex="-1" class="form-control btn-full" size="1"> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/2024/'> 2024 </option> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/2023/'> 2023 </option> <option value='https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/2022/'> 2022 </option> 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