The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Country

Georgia

Government actions against journalists in Georgia

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RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Georgia is in Western Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Georgia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

Tactics used

Heads of government at the time

Incidents by year

2024

DateIncidentTacticStageHead of governmentOutcome
28 May 2024Georgia 'foreign influence' law for media, 2024Official labelsPressureIrakli KobakhidzeSustained

Ladders: where each tactic has led · Timeline for Georgia · Asia

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