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Calls for resignation of head of Georgian Public Broadcaster
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Calls for resignation of head of Georgian Public Broadcaster

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More than 70 Georgian NGOs and prominent cultural figures have published a plan to ‘resolve the crisis’ in the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). The 6 point plan includes a call for the resignation of the head of the GPB, Vasil Maghlaperidze. In a statement published on 9 February, signatories including the Open Society Georgia Foundation, rights group EMC, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information, and Georgia’s Reforms Associates (GRASS) expressed concerns over the ‘deep in

Georgian Public Broadcaster ‘thankful’ for equipment from Ivanishvili’s son
Bera Ivanishvili

Georgian Public Broadcaster ‘thankful’ for equipment from Ivanishvili’s son

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General Director of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) Vasil Maghlaperidze has said the broadcaster is ‘thankful for the gift’ from the son of former Georgian Prime Minister billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. Ivanishvili’s son Bera announced on 30 October he would gift equipment for a TV studio to GPB after an initial deal to rent the equipment caused controversy. The agreement between GPB and rapper Bera Ivanishvili’s Silk Factor Studio would have been worth ₾372,000 ($149,000) over the

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