Georgia

Georgia Wants to Be a Broadband Backwater

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:33:05 -0500

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
Georgia is considering a bill that aims to take broadband-related decision-making rights away from local communities while erecting barriers for community broadband.

Caucasus War Draws Interest

Stevie Converse — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:23:27 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Pradnya Joshi
For the last nine months, the election campaign has consistently dominated the news, week in and week out. But as the summer doldrums of August took hold, the mainstream news media actually shifted their focus to the war between Russia and Georgia.

Georgia Cuts Access to Russian Web Sites, TV News

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:42:37 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Niko Mchedlishvili
Georgian authorities have blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and Web sites since the outbreak of the conflict with Moscow.

In Georgia, Three Journalists Killed Since Start of Fighting, Dozens Injured and Arrested

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:40:01 -0400

Full article: Reporters Without Borders
Three journalists have been killed since fighting began in Georgia on August 8, and dozens more have been hurt or taken into custody. Several media outlets have also been ransacked during the fighting.

In Areas Under Russian Control, Limits for Western Media

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:36:15 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Sabrina Tavernise and Matt Siegel
Russian authorities have given Western journalists little or no access to villages that have been looted and burned in Russian-controlled areas of South Ossetia and northern Georgia, making a full public accounting of the aftermath of the violence here all but impossible.

Some Russian PCs Used to Cyberattack Georgia

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:33:02 -0400

Full article: USA Today
Byron Acohido
In a new style of cyberwarfare, thousands of Russian supporters are volunteering their PCs to be used in cyberattacks against Web sites supporting the rival state of Georgia.

A Free Press? Not This Time

Stevie Converse — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:03:24 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Olga Ivanova
Coverage of the conflict between Russia and Georgia has been unprofessional, as most accounts fail to acknowledge that the current conflict began when Georgian troops invaded South Ossetia and killed more than 2,000 civilians.

Cyberattacks on Georgian Web Sites Are Reigniting a Washington Debate

Stevie Converse — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:12:09 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Siobhan Gorman
The cyberattacks in Georgia are re-energizing a debate over whether the laws of war apply in cyberspace. Among the biggest questions: When is a cyberattack an act of war?

Russians May Not Be Responsible for Cyberattacks on Georgia

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:50:17 -0400

Full article: ars technica
Joel Hruska
New evidence suggests that politically active hackers, rather than the Russian government, may be behind attacks on Georgia's web assets. It's not the first time we've heard this sort of story change, but it's of little comfort to anyone relying on Georgia's Internet infrastructure.

Cyberspace Barrage Preceded Russian Invasion of Georgia

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:11:47 -0400

Full article: New York Times
John Markoff
Weeks before physical bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace.