Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 63232

Georgia: Human Rights and Press Freedom

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 1 July 2025

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Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Georgian counterpart on (a) human rights and (b) the independence of the media in Georgia.

Answer

Stephen Doughty

On 15 May I raised my wide-ranging concerns about recent repressive legislation on civil society, media, and the opposition; restrictions on freedom of assembly and arbitrary arrests; and growing anti-Western rhetoric with high-level representatives of Ge...

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