Research
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11 January, 2023 | Financial Transparency
The Practice of Allocating Budgetary Funds for Advertising and Dissemination of Information in Media - 2021
The following report reflects the 2021 practice of allocating budgetary funds for the purpose of advertising and dissemination of information in media and is based on publicly available data of the S...
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30 September, 2021 | Financial Transparency
Financial Transparency of Media - 2020
The following report on the financial transparency of media represents data of 2020. In order to illustrate the extent to which budgetary funding influences the editorial policy of the media or to ob...
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23 October, 2020 | Financial Transparency
Financial Transparency of Media - 2019
The present report on financial transparency of the media includes data from 2019. The Media Development Foundation (MDF) releases its reports on financial transparency of the media annually to explo...
Media Cases
9 October, 2016 Interference with recording of Netgazeti journalist and offense in Tbilisi
The incident took place on October 9 at about 01:30 pm at the Pasteur Str. near the office of online media outlet “Netgazeti”. According to the editorial board, about 20 ...
Hindering journalists' professional activities
Netgazeti
8 October, 2016 Physical abuse and damage of cameras of Iberia and GDS TV and interference with journalistic duties of Rustavi 2 near election precinct in Kutaisi
On October 8, unidentified individuals physically abused and damaged cameras of journalists and cameramen of TV Iberia and GDS, while taking away microphone of Rustavi 2 ...
Hindering journalists' professional activities
Iberia tv
Blog
Is summoning of Rustavi 2 journalists by the prosecutors legal?
On 17 December two Rustavi 2 journalists were summoned as witnesses to the Prosecutors Office on two different cases. From journalist David Kashiashvili investigation wanted get information ...
Alarming dimensions of blackmailing journalists in Georgia
Events unfolding around Rustavi 2 TV Company have so far been a subject of interest of advocates for free speech and freedom of expression in Georgia. However, the situation has become even ...