Georgian Dream moves to crack down on ‘foreign-funded hate speech’

Irakli Kurtskhalia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party announced that it will take legal steps against what it claims is a coordinated campaign of “foreign-funded hate speech” against officials.

The party has formally asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate cases of hate speech, arguing that it is externally financed, and claiming that slander of officials undermines respect for democratic institutions.

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