Opinion of the NGOs about the impeachment of the Adjara TV and Radio Company Director

NGOs negatively evaluate the initiative of the two members of the Adjara TV and Radio Company’s Council of Trustees about the impeachment of the company director Natia Kapanadze.

Many international and local organizations assessed the Adjara TV and Radio Company as independent, impartial and developing institution in strictly polarized and politicized media environment while Natia Kapanadze occupied the position of the director. 

When launching the impeachment procedure of the director, the initiators shall be fully aware of the expected harm to the democratic development of the country and media freedom. We hope, other members of the Council of Trustees will be more prudent and protect editorial independence of the channel. 

The nongovernmental organizations carefully observe the ongoing processes in the Adjara TV and Radio Company and hope the session will be public and society will be able to get involved in the process. 

Signatory organizations: 

Journalistic Resource Center
Liberal Academy Tbilisi
Free Choice 
Foundation ”Multi- Ethnic Resource Centre on Civic Education Development”
Research-Intellectual Club "Dialogue of Generations"
International Center for Advancement of Research, Technology & Innovation
International Business and Economic Development Center
Radio Atinati
Civic Society and Democracy Development Center 
Association DEA
New Generation for Democratic Georgia
Local Democracy Agency Georgia
International Development Agency of Georgia
Student Youth Council
The Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development
Association European Studies for Innovative Development in Georgia
Public Development Academy
Save Future Generation
Georgian Media Monitoring Center
Abkhazia – My Home
Human Rights Center
Cultural-Humanitarian Foundation “Sokhumi”
Energy Efficiency Foundation