A new “Governing the Internet” report released by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in July has placed Georgia among countries imposing excessive restrictions on how people use the Internet, reported News Georgia.

The report stated that Georgia’s laws contain "contradictory and ill-defined" provisions "which on certain occasions might give leverage for illegitimate limitation of freedom of expression on the Internet."

Miklos Haraszti, who heads the OSCE's media freedom office, said about two dozen countries practice censorship, and others have adopted needlessly restrictive legislation and government policies. Among other countries mentioned in the report are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China, reported the news source.

This information was originally published July 30, 2007 (www.newsgeorgia.ru).