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Left image via Mikheil Saakashvili’s Facebook page. Background photo: Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA.

Feature Stories

The 2007 crackdown — Saakashvili’s greatest mistake?

by Shota Kincha

•11 min read

Third Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (2004–2013) stands accused of ordering a crackdown on anti-government protests and raiding TV station Imedi. Minutes after 07:00 on the morning of 7 November 2007, Georgian police units cleared around 200 protesters from outside Parliament, triggering a chain of events that would culminate in President Saakashvili’s resignation 18 days later. In addition to breaking up larger street demonstrations in Tbilisi later that day, the government also ra

An image of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was displayed on many of the hacked websites.

2019 Georgia Cyber Attack

Georgia hit by massive cyber attack

by OC Media

•3 min read

Around 15,000 websites in Georgia including those of major government institutions, broadcasters and online newspapers, and private businesses have been hit by a large-scale cyber attack. Websites affected included those of TV channels Imedi, Maestro, and Pirveli, the National Bank of Georgia, the president’s office, and online news outlets Tabula and Georgia Today. The attack began on Monday morning with more sites being hit throughout the day. Most of the hacked websites went offline

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Ivanishvili: people are angry and disappointed

by OC Media

•4 min read

In a TV interview broadcast on Tuesday night, Georgian Dream chair Bidzina Ivanishvili called the results of 28 October’s vote a ‘cold shower’ for the ruling party, and again vowed to make it right within a year. ‘The first round of elections showed that people are angry and disappointed’, said Ivanishvili in his first interview since the party’s chosen candidate failed to win outright in 28 October’s vote. Talking to TV channel Imedi, Ivanishvili traced the popular anger back to the peri

Freedom of Expression

Georgian satirical show put on hold ‘after mocking speaker of parliament’

by OC Media

•2 min read

On 7 October, the Georgian TV channel Imedi didn’t air its regular Sunday night political satire show Vasmedia, citing an open-dated ‘change of format’ as the reason. The decision followed the latest episode of the show, where the anchor and comedian Vasiko Odishvili mocked Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze. Speaking to Georgian magazine Liberali, the production team denied allegations that the ‘temporary’ cancellation was related to comedian targeting Kobakhidze. Odishvili mo

Analysis

Analysis | Polarisation in Georgia’s media landscape

by David Sichinava

•3 min read

One of the outcomes of the stark polarisation of news media globally is that people tend to align to the media outlets which resonate most with their ideological beliefs. In most cases, consumption of a particular ideological media source can only reinforce one’s beliefs, which might lead to an even further polarisation of the audience. These patterns can be characteristic of mass media in contexts as different as, for instance, the United States and Lebanon. As the data from the December 201