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A screengrab of Georgian Dream's election campaign ad.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Opposition TV channel sanctioned for refusing to air Georgian Dream election ad

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) satisfied the ruling Georgian Dream party’s complaint against the opposition channel Mtavari Arkhi, and has filed a violation protocol against the TV company for not airing its political advertisement. GNCC stated on Wednesday that according to Mtavari Arkhi, the advertisement’s placement might be against the prohibition of spreading hate speech as stated in the Broadcasting Law. During the pre-election period, all community broadcast

censorship

Georgian broadcasters told to remove Zurabishvili attack ads

by OC Media

•4 min read

Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) has ordered broadcasters to stop airing three attack ads aimed at presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili. The commission told broadcasters the adds, one of which calls Zurabishvili a traitor, violate Georgian legislation. On Tuesday, Tamta Muradashvili, a lawyer for opposition-leaning TV channel Rustavi 2, published a letter the station received from the commission on Facebook. The GNCC is the official body regulating broadcast and ele

Freedom of the Press

Communications Commission proposes tightening control of Georgian media

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) has put forward proposals to take a larger role in regulating broadcast media. The Law on Broadcasting prohibits broadcasts from: * Propagating war * Inciting violence, hatred, or discrimination including on the basis of disability, ethnic origin, religion, opinion, gender, and sexual orientation * Spreading pornography * Showing content ‘harmful to the physical, mental and moral development’ of children at times they are likely