Affiliated media: Formula TV, TV Company

Incident date: September 19, 2024

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediachecker

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Tbilisi City Court fined Formula TV and two other opposition TV channels, TV Pirveli and Mtavari Arkhi, for the second time for refusing to place an election advertising for the ruling Georgian Dream. The commercial included photos of activists and civil society organisations with the following note: "Say no to the moral degeneration of society and choose traditional values." TV channels refused to place this commercial due to the hate speech. The court fined each channel GEL 5,000 (USD 1850) based on the administrative violation protocol.