Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics
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GE-C-00001-0
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- Legal name
- Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics
- Country
- Georgia
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Founded
- 2009
- Director or chair
- Lia Chakhunashvili (Executive Director)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics
- Charter
- Registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Bakos Street N4, 0112 Tbilisi (per AIPCE profile; statute gives seat Tbilisi)
- Public contact email Pending check
- ethicscharter@gmail.com
3 sources
- qartia.ge, 'Statute of the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics' (listed as dated 14.05.2018), read 2026-10-19 (non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity seated in Tbilisi; members are journalists admitted by the Council; General Assembly elects the nine-member Council and the Audit Commission; Council appoints the Executive Director by competition; property from membership fees, donations, grants, supplementary entrepreneurial activity)
- qartia.ge, 'Executive Director - Lia Chakhunashvili', read 2026-10-19 (Executive Director since December 2023)
- Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (presscouncils.eu), profile 'Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics', page dated 2024-02-25, read 2026-10-19 (founded 4 December 2009; 137 original signatories, currently 360; nine-member board appoints the executive director; Bakos Street N4, 0112 Tbilisi; ethicscharter@gmail.com; listed under current members)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Founders or members with control Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Member journalists (about 360 signatories; the General Assembly elects the Council) Direct Other - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Network or umbrella organisation Pending check
- Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (listed among current members on presscouncils.eu)
3 sources
- qartia.ge, 'Statute of the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics' (listed as dated 14.05.2018), read 2026-10-19 (non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity seated in Tbilisi; members are journalists admitted by the Council; General Assembly elects the nine-member Council and the Audit Commission; Council appoints the Executive Director by competition; property from membership fees, donations, grants, supplementary entrepreneurial activity)
- qartia.ge, 'Charter's board', read 2026-10-19 (board members incl. Ana Arevadze (board secretary), Sopho Zhghenti, Gulo Kokhodze, Nino Japiashvili, Nina Kheladze, Natia Zoidze, Zviad Koridze, Nana Biganishvili, Kamilla Mamedova, Irma Zoidze; elected by the General Meeting; partner logos mediachecker.ge, libcenter.ge)
- Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (presscouncils.eu), profile 'Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics', page dated 2024-02-25, read 2026-10-19 (founded 4 December 2009; 137 original signatories, currently 360; nine-member board appoints the executive director; Bakos Street N4, 0112 Tbilisi; ethicscharter@gmail.com; listed under current members)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders and donors
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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