Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics Calls on MIA to Stop Imposing Financial Fines on Journalists

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Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics Calls on MIA to Stop Imposing Financial Fines on Journalists

The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics has called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to stop the imposing heavy fines on journalists under Article 174 prima of the Administrative Code of Georgia for allegedly “artificially blocking the road.” The organization said that: “The number of journalists fined for blocking roads is increasing every day, which indicates a trend,” citing 13 such cases to date, most of them in the capital. “All…