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An escalating media freedom crisis

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An escalating media freedom crisis [EFJ] 07-05-2026


MFRR denounces Sadygov’s deportation as a stark example of transnational repression against journalists [IFJ] 12-04-2026


/ Europe ETUCE Workshop in Tbilisi: Building a Union Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Education [ETUCE] 27-03-2026


Restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalists [EFJ] 04-02-2026


MFRR warns restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalists [IFJ] 02-02-2026



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An escalating media freedom crisis 2026-05-07 [EFJ]

MFRR denounces Sadygov’s deportation as a stark example of transnational repression against journalists 2026-04-12 [IFJ]

Europe ETUCE Workshop in Tbilisi: Building a Union Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Education 2026-03-27 [ETUCE]

Restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalists 2026-02-04 [EFJ]

MFRR warns restrictive new funding law would further cut off media and journalists 2026-02-02 [IFJ]

Workers at Georgia’s largest fertiliser plant go on strike over pay 2026-01-30 [Caliber]

Strikers at Rustavi Azot demanded an apology from the administration 2026-01-30 [Caucasian Knot]

Workers at Georgia's largest chemical plant have gone on strike 2026-01-29 [Caucasian Knot]

Armenia Go Public East seminar in Georgia underlines the importance of social dialogue and investment in teachers 2026-01-22 [ETUCE]

Chiatura protest leaders receive long prison sentences on violence charges 2026-01-21 [OC Media]

Four Miners Involved In Chiatura Protests Sentenced to Prison 2026-01-21 [Civil.ge]

Four Workers Die, One Injured in Collapse at Controversial Kvesheti-Kobi Road Project 2025-11-24 [Civil.ge]

Appeal confirms two-year sentence for Sakharov Prize Laureate 2025-11-20 [IFJ]

Europe EFJ condemns appeal court verdict against journalist Mzia Amaglobeli 2025-11-20 [EFJ]

GTUC holds 16th Jubilee congress 2025-10-31 [GTUC]

Belarus Sakharov Prize awarded to jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia 2025-10-23 [IFJ]

Domestic workers form first-ever union to fight for labour rights 2025-10-15 [Georgia Today]

We demand urgent action to safeguard independent journalism as ruling party intensifies crackdown 2025-10-13 [EFJ]

Several journalists injured in Tbilisi protests 2025-10-09 [IFJ]

Sweden Labour Rights Complaint Against Evolution E-Casino 2025-08-10 [NewsNet]

Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli sentenced to two-years prison, must be immediately released 2025-08-08 [EFJ]

Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, sentenced to two-years in prison, must be immediately released 2025-08-07 [IFJ]

Europe ETUCE Strengthens Solidarity with Georgia’s Teachers and Trade Union Movement 2025-08-04 [ETUCE]

Georgia cracks down on civil servants amid anti-government dissent 2025-07-22 [EqualTimes]

Health of Protesting Chiatura Miners Worsens Amid Hunger Strike  ActNOW!  2025-07-11 [Civil.ge]

Journalists face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect 2025-06-19 [EFJ]

New developing sector for GCFITU in Georgia 2025-05-09 [BWI]

May day rallies held in Georgia amidst Chiatura mine protests 2025-05-05 [OC Media]

Workers march in protest in Tbilisi 2025-05-02 [Civil.ge]

Global Search of LABOR’s Office: Political Pressure or Legal Procedure? 2025-04-26 [Labor.ge]

Chiatura Management Company says production will resume only under reorganisation conditions 2025-04-23 [OC Media]

Global Chiatura’s Past, Present, and Fight for the Future For more info 2025-04-21 [Labor.ge]

Georgia Youth Workers Take a Stand 2025-04-16 [Labor.ge]

Miners join ongoing protests against gov’t in Tbilisi 2025-04-15 [Militant]

Independent Trade Unions Stand in Solidarity with CHIATURA 2025-04-08 [Labor.ge]

Two miners from Georgia’s Chiatura go on hunger strike 2025-04-07 [OC Media]

Chiatura miners arrive in Tbilisi demanding government action 2025-03-26 [OC Media]

Chiatura Miners Protest in Tbilisi 2025-03-25 [civil.ge]

Rustavi Steel Plant employees go on strike 2025-03-22 [1tv]

GD PM Kobakhidze rejects Chiatura miners’ demand for the state to take over management of underground mining 2025-03-21 [OC Media]

Mining Shutdown Leaves Workers Abandoned 2025-03-15 [Jacobin]

Independent journalism and media pluralism on the brink 2025-03-11 [EFJ]

  JOB   Third Extraordinary Reporting and Election Congress of Labor For more info 2025-03-06 [https://labor.ge/2025/03/06/labors-3rd-congress/]

Chiatura miners protest and demand exit of Georgian Manganese from local mines 2025-03-05 [OC Media]

Public Registry Blocks Registration of Civil Servants’ Trade Union 2025-02-28 [civil.ge]

Free Mzia Today 2025-02-21 [EFJ]

Georgia Trade Unions for Social Justice in Sakartvelo. 2025-02-09 [https://www.facebook.com/events/613696464861890]

Six Labor Unions Initiate Collective Action Against State Repression 2025-02-08 [Civil Georgia]

IFJ urges authorities to release journalist Mzia Amaglobeli 2025-01-31 [IFJ]

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