{"id":11368,"date":"2022-05-18T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/?post_type=news_p_type&#038;p=11368"},"modified":"2022-05-18T15:24:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:24:01","slug":"statement-of-non-governmental-organizations-regarding-the-arrest-of-nika-gvaramia","status":"publish","type":"news_p_type","link":"https:\/\/eprc.ge\/en\/news\/statement-of-non-governmental-organizations-regarding-the-arrest-of-nika-gvaramia\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of Non-Governmental Organizations Regarding the Arrest of Nika Gvaramia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-governmental organizations express solidarity with Nika Gvaramia and\u00a0Mtavari Arkhi team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision of the Tbilisi City Court of May 16, 2022, and the\u00a0imprisonment of Nika Gvaramia is perceived as a warning and threat to other\u00a0independent media outlets to stop critical coverage of the government\u2019s performance, to cease watchdog activities and to refrain from the disclosure of facts that are undesirable to the government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u00a0conviction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We think that these kind of developments may have a negative impact on Georgia&#8217;s European integration \u00a0process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signatures:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transparency International-Georgia (TI-Georgia)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Young Lawyers\u2019 Association (GYLA)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liberal Academy Tbilisi<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Club<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Media Development Foundation (MDF)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Rights<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Alliance of Regional Broadcasters<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TV Net<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Regional Media Association (GRMA)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Telecommunication Operators Association (TOA)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rights Georgia<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Ombudsman<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia`s Reforms Associates (GRASS)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgian Court Watch<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Alternative<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governance Monitoring Center (GMC)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PEN Georgia<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Rights Center (HRC)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society and Banks<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil Society Institute (CSI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute of Democracy<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europe Foundation<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rct Empathy<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Sector<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independent Journalists&#8217; 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