An international symposium entitled "Symposium on defending Democratic Values and fighting against Russian Propaganda" was held at the Hotel Rums on September 23 in Tbilisi. The event was organized by PEN Georgia, Transparency International Georgia and PEN American.

 

The symposium started at 10 AM. Opening remarks were made by President of PEN Georgia, Paata Shamugia, President of PEN America, Thomas Melia, Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia Eka Gigauri and Swedish Ambassador to Georgia Ulrich Tildestrom.

 

After main part of the event, Georgian and international writers, journalists and NGO representatives have discussed how to intensify your effort in order to defeat russian propaganda.