Katamadze v. Georgia (dec.)

Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 83February 2006Katamadze v. Georgia (dec.) - 69857/01Decision 14.2.2006 [Section II]Article 10Article 10-1Freedom of expressionConviction of a journalist for having published inaccurate information and unacceptable opinions concerning other journalists: inadmissible The applicant, a journalist, published an editorial criticising the founder and editor and three journalists of another local newspaper. They complained that the applicant had been spreading rumours through the press and that the expressions used in the impugned article undermined their dignity and reputation. The Ajarian High Court considered that a number of phrases and expressions used flippantly by the applicant in her article undermined the reputation and dignity of the journalists and constituted interference with their private life. Some of her allegations had no basis in re …