6 days ago · Mzia Amaghlobeli's pretrial detention was condemned by numerous international and local human rights organizations. The Media Advocacy Coalition published a letter demanding the immediate release of the media manager. [19] The Coalition for Women in Journalism described Amaghlobeli's detention as a "blatant attack on press freedom." Local and ...

4 days ago · According to IPN, Malkhaz Urtkmelidze, head of the medical department of the Special Penitentiary Service, claimed on Friday that Amaghlobeli’s health condition is satisfactory and stable. ‘We call on Mzia Amaghlobeli to end her hunger strike in the best interests of his health’, he said. Kobakhidze: police represent the state

15 hours ago · Jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli gets weaker every day as her hunger strike has reached three weeks in Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, her lawyer says. Now the 49-year-old ...

5 days ago · Mzia Amaghlobeli, a prominent journalist and director of Batumelebi/Negtazeti, was arrested on the night of January 12 and charged with assaulting Irakli Dgebuadze, the head of Batumi City Division, under Article 353¹ of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which carries a penalty of imprisonment for four to seven years.

Jan 15, 2025 · A Georgian court has ordered media executive Mzia Amaghlobeli to remain in jail pending a trial for smacking a controversial police chief in the face during a protest in Batumi, Georgia’s second largest city.

Jan 14, 2025 · Mzia Amaghlobeli, a journalist with over two decades of experience, was detained on criminal charges of assaulting a police officer. Under Article 353 of the Criminal Code, assaulting a police officer can result in a prison sentence of 4 to 7 years.

Jan 13, 2025 · Prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli was officially charged with assaulting a police officer on Monday after being arrested over the weekend.

Jan 14, 2025 · Journalists condemn sentencing of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder and director of Batumelebi and Netgazeti by the Batumi City Court. Amaghlobeli was charged on Monday after being detained twice by the police on Saturday during a protest outside the police department in Batumi, western Georgia.