| *Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday December 03, 2024 ( 2 items ) |
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European Federation of Journalists: Georgia - We Call on the Government and Its Police to Stop Brutalizing Journalists
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 2 -- The European Federation of Journalists issued the following news:
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and its affiliate in Georgia, the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (IAGJ), strongly condemn the police violence and extreme brutality targeting journalists covering the demonstrations in Tbilisi since 28 November. We urge the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Vakhtang Gomelauri, to stop the violence and to identify and prosecute the pe
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Georgia: Government and police must stop brutalising journalists
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 2 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists issued the following news release:
Thousands of citizens have taken to the streets in downtown Tbilisi for three consecutive nights after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension of Georgia's EU integration process until 2028. Georgian police have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. Journalists covering the protests say they have been deliberately targeted by se
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