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Unknown ‘mined’  Rustavi 2

Unknown ‘mined’ Rustavi 2

A telephone terrorist reported that the building of the rating opposition TV company Rustavi 2 was mined. Police, firefighters and ambulance arrived on the scene. However, it soon became clear that the alarm turned out to be …

Fire in Georgia's Rustavi 2 TV building extinguished

Fire in Georgia's Rustavi 2 TV building extinguished

Fire in the broadcasting company Rustavi 2 has been completely extinguished, Emergency Management Agency of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. A fire that broke out in the warehouse of Rustavi 2 erupted about 40-45 …

Rustavi 2 TV channel holds protest rally in Tbilisi

Rustavi 2 TV channel holds protest rally in Tbilisi

Tbilisi-based, private broadcasting company Rustavj 2 is holding a protest really in central Tbilisi this afternoon. TV channel staff, Rustavi 2 supporters and opposition politicians gathered in front of the …

Rustavi 2 TV Shareholders Lose Appeal in Ownership Dispute

Rustavi 2 TV Shareholders Lose Appeal in Ownership Dispute

Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld on June 10th the ruling of lower court in favor of Kibar Khalvashi, who seeks reclaiming shares in the Rustavi 2 TV, which he owned about a decade ago, Civil.ge reports. Natalia Nazgaidze, who chaired the …

Kibar Khalvashi receives ‘Rustavi 2’

Kibar Khalvashi receives ‘Rustavi 2’

The judge of the Tbilisi Court Tamaz Urtmelidze has decided to grant  2 out of 7 requests of Kibar Khalvashi in the case of the transfer of the ownership of ‘Rustavi 2’, relating to renewal of …

US Ambassador to Georgia comments on Rustavi-2 process

US Ambassador to Georgia comments on Rustavi-2 process

US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly stressed the need to convince the society that the Rustavi-2 process is transparent. “The United States believes that the independence of the media and judiciary is …

Garibashvili says Georgian TV supports opposition

Garibashvili says Georgian TV supports opposition

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has claimed that all the major TV channels of the country are opposition-leaning. "It is completely unknown who has owned the Rustavi 2 TV channel for years. We do not …

Georgian Press Review (October 16-22)

Georgian Press Review (October 16-22)

Footage of torture in order to obtain the necessary evidence has led to a series of attacks on the offices of the United National Movement in various parts of Georgia

State Department: US concerned about Rustavi 2 case

State Department: US concerned about Rustavi 2 case

Washington is concerned about the legal process around the shares of the TV station Rustavi 2, US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said. "The State Department is concerned about the situation with the major media in …

Part of Rustavi 2 TV's property arrested

Part of Rustavi 2 TV's property arrested

The National Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia arrested the part of the Georgia's Rustavi 2 TV's property after a lawsuit filed by Kibar Khalvashi. "We will appeal, and it will be a large-scale legal war, we …