Tbilisi. Member organizations of the campaign
"This Affects You Too" have released the statement on September 7.
They responded to the official statements of the "Ambassadors' Working
Group, Eastern Partnership Georgian National Platform and the coalition
"For Media Advocacy" made about the need to continue the "must
carry" and "must offer" principles after the polling day and the
restrictions on the dissemination of diverse information existing in the
country".
According to the statement, although the
enactment of the described initiatives has played an important role in the
availability of diverse information, receipt of information is still restricted
for a certain group of citizens.
Member organizations of "This
Affects You Too" demand guarantees for continuing the "must
carry" and "must offer" principles until transition to digital
broadcasting, as well as to lift the arrest from the satellite antennas
belonging to media outlets, and for the authorities to apply relevant
monitoring mechanisms instead of the arrest of property.