# Georgia

Government actions against journalists in Georgia

[RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). 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

- [Official labels: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=GE&tactic=disinformation_labeling), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/disinformation_labeling
- [Funding and ownership pressure: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=GE&tactic=funding_and_ownership_pressure), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/funding_and_ownership_pressure

## Heads of government at the time

- [Irakli Kobakhidze: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/irakli-kobakhidze)

## Incidents by year

### 2024

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 28, 2024 | [Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backed](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-georgia-foreign-influence-law) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | Pressure | [Irakli Kobakhidze](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/irakli-kobakhidze) | Sustained |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/ge.

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