Georgia's clampdown on criticism — journalists and activists face punishment for social media posts

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) reports on the alarming trend of journalists and activists being summoned to court in Georgia simply for criticizing government officials on social media.

The article details how more than a dozen journalists, activists, and opposition figures have been hit with court summonses based on a troubling amendment passed in February that criminalized "verbal insult, defamation, [or] offensive remarks" against public officials. — Read the rest

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