"Reuters" has responds to current developments around "Rustavi 2" . The article says that a court in Georgia has changed the management team in the country"s biggest independent TV station Rustavi 2, days after it ordered a change of ownership.

According to the author of the article, critics called the move an attempt to silence media freedom and hundreds of viewers and supporters of Rustavi 2 rallied outside the broadcaster"s studio building on Thursday night in a gesture of support after the second ruling.
The article quotes the joint statement of the non-governmental organizations , which stated that yesterday"s ruling destroyed Rustavi-2`s independent editorial policy and undermined media freedom and media pluralism in Georgia.

Reuters also quotes a the US ambassador"s statement that "free media should be encouraged, not silenced."