RSF said the junta’s claim that media will be allowed to cover the election "is simply a tactic to legitimise new ...

Crimean citizen journalist Vilen Temeryanov and four activists were convicted of involvement with the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is outlawed in Russia.

"The Georgian authorities are pursuing a policy of intimidation, harassment, and the criminalisation of independent journalism   Georgia cannot credibly claim to be moving closer to the EU while ...