{"id":43919,"date":"2026-02-27T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=43919"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:30:59","slug":"georgia-condemns-british-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/georgia-condemns-british-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Condemns British Sanctions on Imedi and PosTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background: #f7fafc; padding: 15px;\">\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Georgian authorities condemn British sanctions against Imedi and PosTV<\/li>\n<li>Sanctions described as an attack on free press<\/li>\n<li>Official statements emphasize commitment to media freedom<\/li>\n<li>Context and reactions cover regulatory and diplomatic dimensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Georgian authorities have condemned the sanctions imposed by Britain on the Imedi and PosTV television channels, framing the measures as an assault on free media and journalistic independence.<\/p>\n<p>The government argued that the sanctions target media outlets that operate independently and serve as a platform for diverse viewpoints, potentially chilling editorial freedom within the country.<\/p>\n<p>Officials stressed that Georgia remains committed to protecting press freedom and called for diplomatic engagement to resolve concerns while ensuring that media entities can operate without political or external pressure.<\/p>\n<p><em>The government highlighted its stance that media freedom is a cornerstone of democratic governance and urged international partners to consider the implications of punitive measures on pluralistic journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia condemns British sanctions on Imedi and PosTV, labeling them an attack on press freedom and calling for protection of journalistic independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5],"tags":[393,49818,3601,493],"class_list":["post-43919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eurohaven","category-legal","tag-georgia","tag-imedi-and-postv","tag-press-freedom","tag-sanctions"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tmpeels04zm.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tmpeels04zm.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}