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On 16 June 2026, the Investigation Department of the Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation under Part 1 of Article 373 of the Criminal Code of Georgia for false reporting. In a public statement on its official Facebook page, the Prosecution Service of Georgia said that the basis for initiating the investigation was a statement by lawyers representing the interests of film director George Khaindrava. It is in relation to information disseminated, in January 2026, by the broadcaster, Formula TV, regarding the possible commission of a crime by him. Citing an anonymous source,...

On 9 October 2025, the Communications Commission (ComCom), the national media regulator of Georgia, reported that it had issued a written warning to the television broadcasters Formula and Formula Multimedia for violating the Law on Broadcasting and ordered them to cease receiving funding from a foreign legal entity. ComCom found that, in the second quarter of 2025, Formula Multimedia LLC had received 1 336 675 Georgian lari (GEL), or about €425 000, from a legal entity registered in Cyprus, Infinity CV Group CY Ltd. In turn, Formula Multimedia had paid GEL 463 000 (€147 000)...

Amendments to the 2005 Law of Georgia “On Broadcasting” were adopted by the Parliament of Georgia on 12 June 2025, and entered into force on 13 June 2025. The Law provides stricter accountability requirements for “media service and video sharing service providers” and “media service and video sharing service platforms” to the national media regulator, the Communications Commission (ComCom). It rephrases para 9 of Article 70 (last amended on 22 December 2022 by Law No 2482-Xრს-Xმპ) by stipulating that the media shall also provide, if requested by the...

On 18 March, the Georgian Parliament adopted, in the second reading, a law on the registration of foreign agents, which, according to the Georgian authorities, would be a literal translation into Georgian of the US FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). The new law will complement the Law of Georgia "On transparency of foreign influence", which entered into force in 2024 (for more information on the Law of Georgia "On transparency of foreign influence", see: IRIS 2023-4:1/30, IRIS 2024-5:1/16, and IRIS 2024-6:1/13). While the 2024 law operates with the notion of an “organisation...

Despite objections by the European institutions, including the Venice Commission, despite mass protests in the capital and a veto by the country’s president, on 28 May 2024, the Georgian Parliament finally enforced the bill "On transparency of foreign influence" (the Law) which had been tabled by the ruling party “Georgian Dream” on 3 April 2024 and was strongly supported by the government (for more information, see: IRIS 2023-4:1/30 and IRIS 2024-5:1/16). The Law was rushed through (very little time separated the three readings in parliament), with no meaningful consultation...