Statement of Non-Governmental Organizations Regarding the Arrest of Nika Gvaramia
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, to
cease watchdog activities and to 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.
Signatures:
Transparency
International-Georgia (TI-Georgia)
Georgian
Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA)
International
Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)
The
Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)
Liberal
Academy Tbilisi
Media Club
The Media
Development Foundation (MDF)
Media
Rights
Georgian
Alliance of Regional Broadcasters
TV Net
Georgian
Democracy Initiative (GDI)
Georgian Regional
Media Association (GRMA)
Georgian
Telecommunication Operators Association (TOA)
Georgian
Charter of Journalistic Ethics
Rights
Georgia
Open
Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF)
Media Ombudsman
Georgia`s
Reforms Associates (GRASS)
Georgian
Court Watch
Green
Alternative
Governance
Monitoring Center (GMC)
PEN Georgia
Human
Rights Center (HRC)
Society and
Banks
The
Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)
Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)
Civil Society Institute (CSI)
Institute
of Democracy
Europe
Foundation
Rct Empathy
Green
Sector
Independent
Journalists' House
Democracy
Research Institute - DRI
Social
Justice Center
Sapari
Georgian
Regional Radio Network (GRRN)
EuroClub
Kvareli
Atlantic
Council of Georgia
Centers for Civic Engagement (NCCE)
Society
Batomi
Democracy Defenders
Shame Movement