Co-founder and Executive Director of MDF. Editor-in-Chief of Myth Detector. Associate Professor at Ilia State University
Georgia
Joined August 2014
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Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
How is a Russian-language, pro-government media ecosystem being built in Georgia?
Ahead of the elections, untransparent pages like "Fabula" & "Apriori" emerged to target Russian-speakers with pro-govt narratives and anti-Western propaganda.
Read more: mythdetector.com/en/fabula-a…
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Georgia is seeing democratic backsliding—and this also affects the public broadcaster, says Tamar Kintsurashvili, Executive Director and co-founder of Georgia’s Media Development Foundation, at the Lviv Media Forum.
Independent media have only a narrow space to operate, while Russian and domestic interference are increasingly hard to distinguish.
#LMF2026
ALT Tamar Kintsurashvili
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
There are still professionals inside Georgia’s public broadcaster, but independent Georgian media are in survival mode, says Tamar Kintsurashvili at the Lviv Media Forum.
Western funding and cooperation with donors are being criminalised, while attempts to influence public affairs are treated as crimes.
“But we remain,” she says. “There are always ways to fight to the end.”
#LMF2026
ALT Tamar Kintsurashvili. Photo: LMF
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Great news on the release of Andrzej Poczobut!
But another 2025 Sakharov Prize laureate, Mzia Amaglobeli, remains jailed by GD with no meaningful international access to see her.
@Europarl_EN has said clearly: there is no place for political prisoners in an EU candidate country
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
#FakeQuote attributed to Péter #Magyar about U.S. and #Israel circulates on Facebook. Read more here 👇mythdetector.com/en/peter-ma…
The #OSCE has invoked the #MoscowMechanism against Georgia. A report discusses the ‘draconian’ laws aimed at criminalising dissent. An investigation launched against our organization is cited as an example of the negative impact of these repressive laws. bit.ly/4cDPY3D
When doorstepping outside diplomats’ offices begins to resemble surveillance, and pro-government media reports acts of vandalism near NGO offices in real time as “spontaneous expressions of protest by citizens,” this goes beyond biased coverage.
In recent years, media outlets with pro-government editorial policies have not only echoed the government’s propaganda messages but have also closely cooperated with the authorities in discrediting the ruling party’s opponents and independent institutions. mythdetector.com/en/informat…
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
A statement from Hudson President and CEO @john_walters_ on the decision of the Georgian State Security Service to launch an investigation following the publication of a Hudson report on growing Iranian influence in Georgia, co-authored by @LukeDCoffey and Giorgi Kandelaki:
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
On January 28, @tamarMDF, Editor-in-Chief of Myth Detector, joined the panel discussion “Difficult environments: threats to freedom of speech, information and the press” to share her experience of resisting growing state pressure on independent media in Georgia.
During Garibashvili's time in power, his affiliated stratcoms quoted trolls to discredit opponents in pro-government media. Now, when he is imprisoned, these media outlets feature trolls with images of strangers as real people to undermine him.
Pro-government media use a troll account to address the family of Georgia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Irakli #Gharibashvili. Read more here 👇 mythdetector.com/en/pro-gove…
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Georgia Explained: One year since Mzia Amaglobeli’s arrest
One year has passed since the arrest of @MziaAmaglobeli, a prominent Georgian journalist and the founder of independent media outlets @netgazeti and @Batumelebi_ge.
Amaglobeli has become a symbol of the resistance within Georgia. Despite her imprisonment, she was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, one of the European Union’s highest human rights honors, recognition of her courage, integrity, and unwavering commitment to freedom of expression.
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Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Georgia Explained: Zura Japaridze’s release.
Leader of Girchi - More Freedom, Zurab Japaridze was one of eight opposition figures sentenced to prison simply for not cooperating Georgian Dream’s parliamentary commission. He became the first to serve a full sentence while others remain behind bar.
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Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Presenting MDF’s new study, which analyzes Georgia’s information environment in the context of increasing risks of manipulation and foreign information interference (#FIMI), as well as the internal and external factors shaping public opinion.
Read her > mdfgeorgia.ge/eng/view-libra…
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Today marks one year of non-stop protests in Georgia. To honor the anniversary, several marches are heading toward Rustaveli Avenue.
Stay updated with Protest 24.
#GeorgiaProtests
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
@tamarMDF, Executive Director of @mdfgeo & Chief Editor of @MythDetector, joins the @OSCE_RFoM 25th Central Asia Media Conference 🇺🇿 (Nov 13–14, Tashkent).
She’ll speak on Media Literacy as a Frontline Response to Disinformation.
#MediaViability #OSCE #MediaLiteracy
Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
An excellent choice for the 2025 Sakharov Prize.
Strong leaders do not fear independent journalists.
When journalists are silenced, repression and corruption thrive.
We need more independent voices like Andrzej Poczobut & Mzia Amaglobeli.
They must be set free. Immediately.
Our investigation into #FakeElectionObservers has uncovered that one of these so-called observers is the head of a funeral services company. This individual, previously known by the pseudonym Goldofaf, was a notable figure in France's far-right rap scene. mythdetector.com/en/who-are-…
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Georgia Explained: MEGOBARI Act
The United States has a unique opportunity to hold officials accountable and support the Georgian people’s fight for a democratic future.
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Tamar Kintsurashvili retweeted
Prime Minister Kobakhidze,
The Georgian future is only for the Georgian people to decide. The same applies to every OSCE participating state. For people to be able to exercise this right, they need freedom of speech and free and fair elections with political alternatives to choose from.
Helsinki Final Act (1975):
✔️[Participating states] commit to promote and encourage the effective exercise of civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and other rights and freedoms for all individuals.
✔️They affirm that these rights and freedoms derive from the inherent dignity of the human person and are essential to the development of free and democratic societies.
In this spirit, as Chair of the OSCE and 50 years since the signing of this document, I invite you, @PM_Kobakhidze, to come to Finland, meet the free press and observe any demonstration of your liking.
PS. Sorry I had to cancel our meeting in Tbilisi because of clashing schedules.