On May 25, 2019, Sputnik Abkhazia released an article, which outlines the Russian government’s position about the ruling of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the Kerch Strait dispute. The tribunal calls on the Russian Federation to immediately release 24 Ukrainian servicemen and three naval vessels detained near the Kerch...

On February 25, 2019, political scientist Tamar Kiknadze declared at a show “Night Studio” on TV channel “Obiektivi” that the lifetime appointment of the judges in Georgia is an EU demand. Tamar Kiknadze’s statement that the lifetime appointment of judges was requested by the EU, is a manipulation and aims to direct Georgian society’s protest...

Over the past two months, pro-Russian actors have been continuously raising the issue of construction of deep sea ports in Georgia that may be linked to several issues.   After the Prosecutor’s Office publicly announced on January 9 about the ongoing investigation against TBC Bank, the leading Georgian banking company, the issue of the Anaklia...

Avto Shavadze Avto Shavadze is a student of the School of Arts and Sciences at Ilia State University. Since his school age, he had a keen interest in journalism, human rights and ecology. He has implemented four social projects. Avto believes that his membership to Georgia Youth Bank has largely determined his active civic life....

In a February 18-24, 2019 issue Asaval-Dasavali newspaper published an article of journalist Giorgi Gigauri headlined “Nation and church, listen: child corruption is being legalized in Georgia! The article concerns the “Code on Rights of the Child”, which is evaluated by the author as legalization of “fornication”, “Sodom and Gomorra”, “Sexual debauchery, taking drugs” and...

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On January 27, 2019, a Facebook page Made in Georgia shared an article released by vanoggg.ge headlined “Regretful and very dangerous information disseminated right now: the flow of millions of migrants is moving from Iran to Georgia.” The original source of this information is the September 7, 2018 Facebook post by Soso Manjavidze, former member...

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Journalist Giorgi Gigauri in the newspaper Asaval-Dasavali’s January 14-20 issue develops the idea that Georgia’s integration into Europe will lead to the loss of identity. To justify this idea, he gives an example of Swedish legislation, and according to him Swedish legislation claims to incarcerate anyone who questions the gender of a transgender person.  ...

Disinformation and conspiracy theories related to swine flu have gone viral in social media and tabloids recently. According to the three most widespread conspiracy theories about swine flu: Swine flu was spread from the Lugar Laboratory; Swine flu is an artificially created epidemic and it is linked with business interests; Bananas imported to Georgia are...

Obieqtivi TV and some Georgian Orthodox clerics are promoting Russian conspiracy theories about the Ukrainian church autocephaly. On December 20, 2018, an online edition Georgia and World released an interview with Giorgi Razmadze, head of the Avchala Church of Great Martyr Ketevan, where he promotes conspiracy theories about granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian church by...

Abkhazian government members and former national guard representatives disseminate conspiracy theory about Dulles Doctrine in Georgian media. On December 13, 2018, a member of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Akaki Gasviani, presented Dulles Doctrine conspiracy as a real fact, while it was mainly covered by tabloid publications in the Georgian media....