OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on Gov’t ‘to promptly investigate all incidents involving journalists’
32 journalists received injuries during the June 20 demonstration in Tbilisi, many of them were shot by rubber bullet shots, the Georgian Charter of Journalist Ethics said on June 21. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir denounced “the violent incidents and mistreatment of media workers” during the June 20’s demonstration in Tbilisi, saying that “journalists’ safety must be ensured at all times”.
Désir called on the Georgian authorities “to promptly investigate all incidents involving journalists and bring all those responsible to account under the law”.
He also called for “urgent measures to prevent similar incidents in the future, by the authorities engaging with media organisations on best practices to ensure journalists’ safety during demonstrations.”