Georgia - Opposition TV channels finally get airing on cable — for 60 days

Reporters Without Borders welcomes as a first step the approval by Georgia's Parliament on 29 June of an amendment to the electoral code obliging all cable networks to carry all television channels for a 60-day period in the run-up to an election. “We acknowledge this decision by Parliament, which will temporarily extend the coverage of opposition stations at national level,” the press freedom organization said. “On the plus side, it will encourage pluralism and will finally give subscribers (...)

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