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Self-regulation

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting and the Code of Conduct of Broadcasters adopted by the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) in 2009, broadcasters are obliged to establish an efficient complains mechanism for considering customers’ complaints.

If  a broadcaster breaches the Code of Conduct, apply to us through filling out a provided questionnaire and the Media Development Foundation, MDF will present your complaint in a broadcaster's self-regulation body.
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Media self-regulation

Media self-regulation

  • Member Organizations of No to Phobia Civil Platfor

    A group of civil society organizations, among them Media Development Foundation, Equality Movement, Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Georgian Democr...See More

  • MDF vs. Rezonansi

    The Board of Charter of Journalistic Ethics upheld complaint of Media Development Foundation (MDF) against Rezonansi newspaper at the meeting held on ...See More

  • MDF, Identoba, LGBT Georgia, TDI, GDI vs. Imedi TV

    Complaint: On March 20 a news program "Kronika at 2pm” on Imedi TV aired a story titled "A member of the LGBT community accused of fraud.”  On Mar...See More

  • MDF, Safari, Identoba, GDI, TDI vs. Palitra TV

    Complaint: A program "With Palavandishvili – Me and Society School Subject” was aired on Palitra TV at 8 pm on February 28 (host Guram Palavandishvi...See More

  • Peace Foundation, MDF, GDI, TSI vs. Kviris Palitra

    Complaint: On January 25, 2016, Georgian weekly newspaper Kviris Palitra published an article titled "Tashi, Bicho, Vartanusha!” (Clap, Vartanush, Cla...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI vs. Guria news

    Complaint: On August 8, 2015 news portal Guria News published Turkophobic article "Turkish Cultural Expansion Continues" by Giorgi Gachechiladze. O...See More

  • CIF, MDF, TDI, EMC vs. Kavkasia

    Complaint: In Spektritalk show of Kavkasia TV company aired on December 26, 2014 the anchor of the program David Akubardia made discriminative state...See More

  • Relations of Georgian Muslims, MDF, TDI vs. Imedi

    Compliant: The program "From a Different Perspective" of ImediTV company aired a report "Children Sent to Madrasa" on December 25, 2014. In the repo...See More

  • Case of newspaper Rezonansi

    Charter of Journalistic Ethics upheld a complaint of Media Development Foundation (MDF) and Tolerance and Discrimination Institute (TDI) vs. Rezonan...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI და EMC vs Nanuka Show

    Complaint: TheprogramNanuka’s Showof Rustavi 2 TV company aired on 26 November 2014 contained discriminatory expressions toward Jehovah’s Witnesses....See More

  • MDF, Georgian Muslims Union, EMC, TDI vs. Rustavi

    Complaint: On 26 October, 2014 Rustavi 2 TV program ‘P.S.’ covered the controversial issue of religious building in village Mokhe of Adigeni distric...See More

  • Tariel Nakaidze vs Mediacity.ge

    Complaint: The web portal Mediacity.ge published an interview with Tariel Nakaidze, the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Muslims’ Unionon August 2, 2...See More

  • Case of online-portal Ambebi.ge

    On July 29,the editorial board of the internet portal Ambebi.geresponded to the joint statement of non-governmental and religious organizationsconc...See More

  • Non-governmental and religious organizations vs. A

    Statement: On July 24, 2014 Internet portalsAmbebi. gerepublished article by the magazine Sarke, in which criminal case of Mariam Kochaladze murder ...See More

  • Gata, MDF, GDI and TDI vs. Spektri

    Complaint: On 14 May, 2014 during the TV show Spektri of Kavkasia TV company, David Akubardia the anchor of the program made thexenophobic statement...See More

  • NGOs and individual vs. Georgian Public Broadcaste

    Complaint: On April 19, at 13:00 the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) provided the live broadcast of the Holy Fire Easter ceremony with TV commenta...See More

  • MDF, Union of Muslims of Georgia, TDI vs. Rustavi

    Complaint: On April 6, 2014 the P.S. program of Rustavi 2 TV company aired the story about construction of a mosque in Batumi. While in the beginnin...See More

  • Case ofImedi TV

      On 26 March, the editorial board of Panorama program on Imedi TV channel responded to a joint statement of MDF, GDI and TDI regarding the discrim...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI vs. Imedi TV company

    Statement: Panorama program of Imedi TV company aired a discriminative report about Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti Region and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars ra...See More

  • MDF and TDI vs. Rezonansi newspaper

    Complaint: On 12 March, 2014 Rezonansinewspaper published an article headlined "The Hollywood stars who hate homosexuals". On 5 April Media Developm...See More

  • Case of Rustavi 2 TV channel

    On 29 May, the self-regulatory body of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company satisfied the complaint lodged by the Union of Muslims of Georgia, the Media...See More

Campaigns

  • New Campaign: Georgia should stand up to the Kreml

    A new campaign is calling on Georgia to fight back against the Kremlin’s manipulation of World War II history and commemorate the end of the war on 8t...See More

  • No to Phobia!

      Civil Society platform No to Phobia! was established by 13 non-governmental organizations on May 7, 2014. The purpose of the platform: To enabl...See More

  • Information campaign to promote women's participat

    Following awareness raising activities were conducted within the framework of this campaign: ·Rotating exhibition Women from the Past - Example fo...See More

Competition winners

  • ...See More

  • Contest "Women for Changes"

      Winners of the contest "Women for Change" - 10 bloggers and 10 leader women were revealed on April 18, 2015. Jury members:  ...See More

  • Media competition for Diversity School

      Winners of the media competition for Diversity School students were revealed on October 22, 2014. Jury members: Davit Paichadze -Ilia State Un...See More

  • Tolerance Award 2014

    Media Development Foundation - MDF, Ilia State University and United Nations Association of Georgia - UNAG have established an annual Award of Toler...See More

  • My Leader Woman

    Winners of the contest "My leader Woman" - 10 bloggers and 10 leader women were revealed on June 19, 2014. Jury members:  Ketevan Mskhiladze - ...See More

  • Life after War

    Winners of the competition "Life after war” announced for internally displaced youths were revealed on 25 November, 2009.  Jury members:  T...See More

Campaigns

Media self-regulation

  • Member Organizations of No to Phobia Civil Platfor

    A group of civil society organizations, among them Media Development Foundation, Equality Movement, Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Georgian Democr...See More

  • MDF vs. Rezonansi

    The Board of Charter of Journalistic Ethics upheld complaint of Media Development Foundation (MDF) against Rezonansi newspaper at the meeting held on ...See More

  • MDF, Identoba, LGBT Georgia, TDI, GDI vs. Imedi TV

    Complaint: On March 20 a news program "Kronika at 2pm” on Imedi TV aired a story titled "A member of the LGBT community accused of fraud.”  On Mar...See More

  • MDF, Safari, Identoba, GDI, TDI vs. Palitra TV

    Complaint: A program "With Palavandishvili – Me and Society School Subject” was aired on Palitra TV at 8 pm on February 28 (host Guram Palavandishvi...See More

  • Peace Foundation, MDF, GDI, TSI vs. Kviris Palitra

    Complaint: On January 25, 2016, Georgian weekly newspaper Kviris Palitra published an article titled "Tashi, Bicho, Vartanusha!” (Clap, Vartanush, Cla...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI vs. Guria news

    Complaint: On August 8, 2015 news portal Guria News published Turkophobic article "Turkish Cultural Expansion Continues" by Giorgi Gachechiladze. O...See More

  • CIF, MDF, TDI, EMC vs. Kavkasia

    Complaint: In Spektritalk show of Kavkasia TV company aired on December 26, 2014 the anchor of the program David Akubardia made discriminative state...See More

  • Relations of Georgian Muslims, MDF, TDI vs. Imedi

    Compliant: The program "From a Different Perspective" of ImediTV company aired a report "Children Sent to Madrasa" on December 25, 2014. In the repo...See More

  • Case of newspaper Rezonansi

    Charter of Journalistic Ethics upheld a complaint of Media Development Foundation (MDF) and Tolerance and Discrimination Institute (TDI) vs. Rezonan...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI და EMC vs Nanuka Show

    Complaint: TheprogramNanuka’s Showof Rustavi 2 TV company aired on 26 November 2014 contained discriminatory expressions toward Jehovah’s Witnesses....See More

  • MDF, Georgian Muslims Union, EMC, TDI vs. Rustavi

    Complaint: On 26 October, 2014 Rustavi 2 TV program ‘P.S.’ covered the controversial issue of religious building in village Mokhe of Adigeni distric...See More

  • Tariel Nakaidze vs Mediacity.ge

    Complaint: The web portal Mediacity.ge published an interview with Tariel Nakaidze, the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Muslims’ Unionon August 2, 2...See More

  • Case of online-portal Ambebi.ge

    On July 29,the editorial board of the internet portal Ambebi.geresponded to the joint statement of non-governmental and religious organizationsconc...See More

  • Non-governmental and religious organizations vs. A

    Statement: On July 24, 2014 Internet portalsAmbebi. gerepublished article by the magazine Sarke, in which criminal case of Mariam Kochaladze murder ...See More

  • Gata, MDF, GDI and TDI vs. Spektri

    Complaint: On 14 May, 2014 during the TV show Spektri of Kavkasia TV company, David Akubardia the anchor of the program made thexenophobic statement...See More

  • NGOs and individual vs. Georgian Public Broadcaste

    Complaint: On April 19, at 13:00 the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) provided the live broadcast of the Holy Fire Easter ceremony with TV commenta...See More

  • MDF, Union of Muslims of Georgia, TDI vs. Rustavi

    Complaint: On April 6, 2014 the P.S. program of Rustavi 2 TV company aired the story about construction of a mosque in Batumi. While in the beginnin...See More

  • Case ofImedi TV

      On 26 March, the editorial board of Panorama program on Imedi TV channel responded to a joint statement of MDF, GDI and TDI regarding the discrim...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI vs. Imedi TV company

    Statement: Panorama program of Imedi TV company aired a discriminative report about Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti Region and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars ra...See More

  • MDF and TDI vs. Rezonansi newspaper

    Complaint: On 12 March, 2014 Rezonansinewspaper published an article headlined "The Hollywood stars who hate homosexuals". On 5 April Media Developm...See More

  • Case of Rustavi 2 TV channel

    On 29 May, the self-regulatory body of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company satisfied the complaint lodged by the Union of Muslims of Georgia, the Media...See More

Campaigns

  • New Campaign: Georgia should stand up to the Kreml

    A new campaign is calling on Georgia to fight back against the Kremlin’s manipulation of World War II history and commemorate the end of the war on 8t...See More

  • No to Phobia!

      Civil Society platform No to Phobia! was established by 13 non-governmental organizations on May 7, 2014. The purpose of the platform: To enabl...See More

  • Information campaign to promote women's participat

    Following awareness raising activities were conducted within the framework of this campaign: ·Rotating exhibition Women from the Past - Example fo...See More

Competition winners

  • ...See More

  • Contest "Women for Changes"

      Winners of the contest "Women for Change" - 10 bloggers and 10 leader women were revealed on April 18, 2015. Jury members:  ...See More

  • Media competition for Diversity School

      Winners of the media competition for Diversity School students were revealed on October 22, 2014. Jury members: Davit Paichadze -Ilia State Un...See More

  • Tolerance Award 2014

    Media Development Foundation - MDF, Ilia State University and United Nations Association of Georgia - UNAG have established an annual Award of Toler...See More

  • My Leader Woman

    Winners of the contest "My leader Woman" - 10 bloggers and 10 leader women were revealed on June 19, 2014. Jury members:  Ketevan Mskhiladze - ...See More

  • Life after War

    Winners of the competition "Life after war” announced for internally displaced youths were revealed on 25 November, 2009.  Jury members:  T...See More

Competition winners

Media self-regulation

  • Member Organizations of No to Phobia Civil Platfor

    A group of civil society organizations, among them Media Development Foundation, Equality Movement, Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Georgian Democr...See More

  • MDF vs. Rezonansi

    The Board of Charter of Journalistic Ethics upheld complaint of Media Development Foundation (MDF) against Rezonansi newspaper at the meeting held on ...See More

  • MDF, Identoba, LGBT Georgia, TDI, GDI vs. Imedi TV

    Complaint: On March 20 a news program "Kronika at 2pm” on Imedi TV aired a story titled "A member of the LGBT community accused of fraud.”  On Mar...See More

  • MDF, Safari, Identoba, GDI, TDI vs. Palitra TV

    Complaint: A program "With Palavandishvili – Me and Society School Subject” was aired on Palitra TV at 8 pm on February 28 (host Guram Palavandishvi...See More

  • Peace Foundation, MDF, GDI, TSI vs. Kviris Palitra

    Complaint: On January 25, 2016, Georgian weekly newspaper Kviris Palitra published an article titled "Tashi, Bicho, Vartanusha!” (Clap, Vartanush, Cla...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI vs. Guria news

    Complaint: On August 8, 2015 news portal Guria News published Turkophobic article "Turkish Cultural Expansion Continues" by Giorgi Gachechiladze. O...See More

  • CIF, MDF, TDI, EMC vs. Kavkasia

    Complaint: In Spektritalk show of Kavkasia TV company aired on December 26, 2014 the anchor of the program David Akubardia made discriminative state...See More

  • Relations of Georgian Muslims, MDF, TDI vs. Imedi

    Compliant: The program "From a Different Perspective" of ImediTV company aired a report "Children Sent to Madrasa" on December 25, 2014. In the repo...See More

  • Case of newspaper Rezonansi

    Charter of Journalistic Ethics upheld a complaint of Media Development Foundation (MDF) and Tolerance and Discrimination Institute (TDI) vs. Rezonan...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI და EMC vs Nanuka Show

    Complaint: TheprogramNanuka’s Showof Rustavi 2 TV company aired on 26 November 2014 contained discriminatory expressions toward Jehovah’s Witnesses....See More

  • MDF, Georgian Muslims Union, EMC, TDI vs. Rustavi

    Complaint: On 26 October, 2014 Rustavi 2 TV program ‘P.S.’ covered the controversial issue of religious building in village Mokhe of Adigeni distric...See More

  • Tariel Nakaidze vs Mediacity.ge

    Complaint: The web portal Mediacity.ge published an interview with Tariel Nakaidze, the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Muslims’ Unionon August 2, 2...See More

  • Case of online-portal Ambebi.ge

    On July 29,the editorial board of the internet portal Ambebi.geresponded to the joint statement of non-governmental and religious organizationsconc...See More

  • Non-governmental and religious organizations vs. A

    Statement: On July 24, 2014 Internet portalsAmbebi. gerepublished article by the magazine Sarke, in which criminal case of Mariam Kochaladze murder ...See More

  • Gata, MDF, GDI and TDI vs. Spektri

    Complaint: On 14 May, 2014 during the TV show Spektri of Kavkasia TV company, David Akubardia the anchor of the program made thexenophobic statement...See More

  • NGOs and individual vs. Georgian Public Broadcaste

    Complaint: On April 19, at 13:00 the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) provided the live broadcast of the Holy Fire Easter ceremony with TV commenta...See More

  • MDF, Union of Muslims of Georgia, TDI vs. Rustavi

    Complaint: On April 6, 2014 the P.S. program of Rustavi 2 TV company aired the story about construction of a mosque in Batumi. While in the beginnin...See More

  • Case ofImedi TV

      On 26 March, the editorial board of Panorama program on Imedi TV channel responded to a joint statement of MDF, GDI and TDI regarding the discrim...See More

  • MDF, GDI, TDI vs. Imedi TV company

    Statement: Panorama program of Imedi TV company aired a discriminative report about Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti Region and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars ra...See More

  • MDF and TDI vs. Rezonansi newspaper

    Complaint: On 12 March, 2014 Rezonansinewspaper published an article headlined "The Hollywood stars who hate homosexuals". On 5 April Media Developm...See More

  • Case of Rustavi 2 TV channel

    On 29 May, the self-regulatory body of Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company satisfied the complaint lodged by the Union of Muslims of Georgia, the Media...See More

Campaigns

  • New Campaign: Georgia should stand up to the Kreml

    A new campaign is calling on Georgia to fight back against the Kremlin’s manipulation of World War II history and commemorate the end of the war on 8t...See More

  • No to Phobia!

      Civil Society platform No to Phobia! was established by 13 non-governmental organizations on May 7, 2014. The purpose of the platform: To enabl...See More

  • Information campaign to promote women's participat

    Following awareness raising activities were conducted within the framework of this campaign: ·Rotating exhibition Women from the Past - Example fo...See More

Competition winners

  • ...See More

  • Contest "Women for Changes"

      Winners of the contest "Women for Change" - 10 bloggers and 10 leader women were revealed on April 18, 2015. Jury members:  ...See More

  • Media competition for Diversity School

      Winners of the media competition for Diversity School students were revealed on October 22, 2014. Jury members: Davit Paichadze -Ilia State Un...See More

  • Tolerance Award 2014

    Media Development Foundation - MDF, Ilia State University and United Nations Association of Georgia - UNAG have established an annual Award of Toler...See More

  • My Leader Woman

    Winners of the contest "My leader Woman" - 10 bloggers and 10 leader women were revealed on June 19, 2014. Jury members:  Ketevan Mskhiladze - ...See More

  • Life after War

    Winners of the competition "Life after war” announced for internally displaced youths were revealed on 25 November, 2009.  Jury members:  T...See More