Non-governmental organizations express solidarity with Nika Gvaramia and Mtavari Arkhi team.
The decision of the Tbilisi City Court of May 16, 2022, and the imprisonment of Nika Gvaramia is perceived as a warning and threat to other independent media outlets to stop critical coverage of the government’s performance, cease watchdog activities, and refrain from the disclosure of facts that are undesirable to the government.
The imprisonment of the General Director of a critical media outlet, including on the basis of managerial decisions, is yet another example of selective investigation, prosecution, and conviction.
We think that this kind of development may have a negative impact on Georgia’s European integration process.
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