On 12 June 2023, at the initiative of the Council of Europe, a roundtable meeting was organised on the topics of safety and protection of journalists. Key findings of the study “Review of the legal and policy framework of Georgia with regard to the protection and safety of journalists” were discussed at the meeting. The study was prepared by the Council of Europe, at the request of the Public Defender’s office of Georgia.

This document analyses the compliance of the legal and policy framework of Georgia with the Council of Europe standards set in the Recommendation CM/Rec (2016)4 of the Committee of Ministers and focuses on the topics, such as investigation and prosecution of violence against journalists, safety at demonstrations, capacities of law enforcement agencies, as well as of media organisations.

The event was organised under the Council of Europe co-operation project “Strengthening Media Freedom, Internet Governance and Personal Data Protection in Georgia”. The co-operation programmes and technical assistance activities on freedom of expression and media are implemented by the Information Society Department, Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe.