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governor to record an incident when police officer closed the door and injured fingers of the journalist‟s right hand. Journalist felt bad. Medical emergency brigade sent her to the medical clinic for examination. One of the finger bones is cracked and three of them are swollen. Traumatologist prescribed medicines to her. Today an incident happened in Gurjaani district administration‟s building. Georgian Dream‟s members tried to resolve the problem of a victimized citizen with deputy governor and it finished with controversy. District administration employees called police. 15 5. At 7:00 pm on August 15, Davit Chavleishvili, cameraman of Info 9 in Lanchkhuti district, was beaten when performing his professional activities in front of a mini-bus near Lanchkuti municipal building. Journalist Nino Kheladze of INFO 9 told Humanrights.ge that on that day public servants and teachers were taken to Batumi concert by mini- bus: “According to our information, they were taken to see Veris Ubnis Melodiebi (Melodies from Vera District/ remake of a famous Georgian movie). We were video-recording this fact when the incident occurred. Lanchkuti police is investigating the case. Certain Zurab Kvirkvelia beat Dato but, I don‟t know yet who he is”. 16 6. On August 18 President Mikheil Saakashvili visited two villages, Shukuta and Chibat, in Lanchkuti district. Local journalists were unable to record this meeting. Lali Imedaishvili head of Guria News bureau in Lanchkuti said to Humanrights.ge that Saakashvili met people in the yard of a public school in Shukuti. They did not allow me to enter with a photo camera but I managed to enter the meeting with a recorder so I could record the president‟s speech. My operator, Nodar Minadze, was 15 http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=main&pid=15354&lang=geo 16 http://humanrights.ge/index.php?a=main&pid=15346&lang=geo 18
standing away from the perimeter in front of an administrative building of Shukuti and was recording. As Nodar said, they hindered him from taking video. Nodar Minadze: “I was standing in front of the Shukuti administration building on an elevated place and taking a video. During this time a person dressed as a citizen came to me and dragged me from the elevated place. He said that taking videos was forbidden for me. I did not follow him. He said that I was out of mind and tried to grab my camera. He took me to the school yard and grabbed my camera. I asked him not to take my camera and in return for deleting video I took. He watched me delete the video. Then he left me alone. According to Humanrights.ge, Natia Bandzeladze contacted Guria News and informed them that president‟s press service did not hinder them. Lali Imedashvili says that President‟s security also contacted them and promised to recover the memory card. Several days ago Humanrights.ge wrote how an Info-9 journalist from Lanchkuti was hindered while doing his professional work. Zurab Kvirkvelia, husband of Nato Nucubidze who is a secretary of governor Davit Chavleishvili, physically touched him resulting in an injury. By recent information, Zurab Kvirkvelia was arrested for 20 days via administrative code. 17 7. On August 6 an incident occurred in the village Chantliskure of Kvareli district. Georgian Dream‟s majoritarian candidate Davit Kevkhisvili was holding meeting in the village populated with ethnic minorities; the National Movement‟s supporters joined the meeting and asked the agency Info-9 journalists to stop reporting. “I came, I love Georgia, and I am Mikheil Saakashvili‟s woman. The whole village should vote for Mikheil Saakashvili. Everyone who is here should vote for him. If they do not I will learn about them and make a list of those people and then they will see”, said a female supporter of the ruling party who was dressed in a National Movement t-shirt. Afterwards, she asked Info-9 Journalist Nino Khucishvili to stop 17 http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=main&pid=15358&lang=geo 19
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- Page 7 and 8: partners started to have problems (
- Page 9 and 10: administrative resources is prohibi
- Page 11 and 12: several political bodies (party or
- Page 13 and 14: On December 27 2011, nine months be
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- Page 21 and 22: shooting the incident; suddenly the
- Page 23 and 24: leave the party in time they would
- Page 25 and 26: school Kamila Khevsurishvili threat
- Page 27 and 28: Dream. Nodar Javakhishvili told Int
- Page 29 and 30: Nobody commented on the fact from t
- Page 31 and 32: the cottage; they verbally and phys
- Page 33 and 34: Commission, does not allow them to
- Page 35 and 36: On August 23Suliko Mikeladze and Ir
- Page 37 and 38: said they were from police. I asked
- Page 39 and 40: “Yesterday, late in the evening,
- Page 41 and 42: 28. Free Georgia‟s regional offic
- Page 43 and 44: 32. Ledi Natadze, member of the ele
- Page 45 and 46: on July 29 she was called back and
- Page 47 and 48: presumably is activist of the Natio
- Page 49 and 50: got out of the cars. They started b
- Page 51 and 52: in my car and everybody confirmed t
- Page 53 and 54: Based on the applications, the char
- Page 55 and 56: We checked part of the information
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standing away from the perimeter in front <strong>of</strong> an administrative building <strong>of</strong> Shukuti<br />
and was recording. As Nodar said, they hindered him from taking video.<br />
Nodar Minadze: “I was standing in front <strong>of</strong> the Shukuti administration building on an<br />
elevated place and taking a video. During this time a person dressed as a citizen came<br />
to me and dragged me from the elevated place. He said that taking videos was<br />
forbidden for me. I did not follow him. He said that I was out <strong>of</strong> mind and tried to<br />
grab my camera. He took me to the school yard and grabbed my camera. I asked him<br />
not to take my camera and in return for deleting video I took. He watched me delete<br />
the video. <strong>The</strong>n he left me alone.<br />
According to <strong>Human</strong>rights.ge, Natia Bandzeladze contacted Guria News and informed<br />
them that president‟s press service did not hinder them. Lali Imedashvili says that<br />
<strong>Pre</strong>sident‟s security also contacted them and promised to recover the memory card.<br />
Several days ago <strong>Human</strong>rights.ge wrote how an Info-9 journalist from Lanchkuti was<br />
hindered while doing his pr<strong>of</strong>essional work. Zurab Kvirkvelia, husband <strong>of</strong> Nato<br />
Nucubidze who is a secretary <strong>of</strong> governor Davit Chavleishvili, physically touched him<br />
resulting in an injury. By recent information, Zurab Kvirkvelia was arrested for 20<br />
days via administrative code. 17<br />
7. On August 6 an incident occurred in the village Chantliskure <strong>of</strong> Kvareli district.<br />
Georgian Dream‟s majoritarian candidate Davit Kevkhisvili was holding meeting in<br />
the village populated with ethnic minorities; the National Movement‟s supporters<br />
joined the meeting and asked the agency Info-9 journalists to stop reporting.<br />
“I came, I love Georgia, and I am Mikheil Saakashvili‟s woman. <strong>The</strong> whole village<br />
should vote for Mikheil Saakashvili. Everyone who is here should vote for him. If<br />
they do not I will learn about them and make a list <strong>of</strong> those people and then they will<br />
see”, said a female supporter <strong>of</strong> the ruling party who was dressed in a National<br />
Movement t-shirt. Afterwards, she asked Info-9 Journalist Nino Khucishvili to stop<br />
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