Irma Dimitrdze
@irmadimitradze.bsky.social
Journalist from Georgia | @netgazeti.org
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After the Kutaisi Court of Appeals announced that it was upholding journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s two-year prison sentence, the penitentiary convoy transported her back to Rustavi Prison.
#FreeMzia
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#FreeMzia
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
After the Kutaisi Court of Appeals announced that it was upholding journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s two-year prison sentence, the penitentiary convoy transported her back to Rustavi Prison.
#FreeMzia
Video: Media Checker & Batumelebi
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#FreeMzia
Video: Media Checker & Batumelebi
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🗣️"For us all in this courtroom today, dignity lies in protecting the Constitution of Georgia. Therefore, I call on everyone to fight before it is too late. Because we have an obligation to protect the Constitution. Fight to the end!, " - Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli at the appellate hearing.
#FreeMzia
#FreeMzia
"I'm not afraid of imprisonment, I am afraid of what I will find outside - will I find a country conquered by the Russia without a tank?!" - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Repression In Georgia •
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🗣️"For us all in this courtroom today, dignity lies in protecting the Constitution of Georgia. Therefore, I call on everyone to fight before it is too late. Because we have an obligation to protect the Constitution. Fight to the end!, " - Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli at the appellate hearing.
#FreeMzia
#FreeMzia
I’ve been preparing myself for the worst, yet I am still not ready for the possibility that the appellate court might rule in favor of the prosecutor’s appeal and worsen the already unlawful charges.. yet it is a possibility
#FreeMzia
#FreeMzia
🗣️“This is a case of systemic illegality, systemic violence. ..., a case of whitewashing the system’s unlawful actions,”said Maia Mtsariashvili today during Mzia Amaglobeli’s hearing at the Kutaisi Court of Appeals.
⭕️ Her lawyer is currently delivering the closing argument.
#FreeMzia
#Georgia
⭕️ Her lawyer is currently delivering the closing argument.
#FreeMzia
#Georgia
“This Is a Case of Systemic Illegality and Violence”: Amaglobeli’s Defence Delivers Closing Statement at Appellate Court - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I’ve been preparing myself for the worst, yet I am still not ready for the possibility that the appellate court might rule in favor of the prosecutor’s appeal and worsen the already unlawful charges.. yet it is a possibility
#FreeMzia
#FreeMzia
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🗣️ At Mzia Amaglobeli’s appellate hearing, lawyer Maia Mtsariashvili highlighted her integrity and lack of influence, urging the court to decide if Georgia is truly a rule-of-law state.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
“When a Citizen Is a Prisoner of Conscience: Is Georgia a True Rule-of-Law State?” – Closing Statement of Amaglobeli’s Defence - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🗣️ At Mzia Amaglobeli’s appellate hearing, lawyer Maia Mtsariashvili highlighted her integrity and lack of influence, urging the court to decide if Georgia is truly a rule-of-law state.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
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🔴 Georgia’s imprisoned journalist and 2025 #SakharovPrize laureate, Mzia Amaglobeli, has been brought to the Kutaisi Court of Appeals on the 311th day of her unlawful imprisonment.
🟥 On 18 November, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals is expected to deliver its verdict in Mzia Amaglobeli’s case.
#FreeMzia
🟥 On 18 November, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals is expected to deliver its verdict in Mzia Amaglobeli’s case.
#FreeMzia
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
🔴 Georgia’s imprisoned journalist and 2025 #SakharovPrize laureate, Mzia Amaglobeli, has been brought to the Kutaisi Court of Appeals on the 311th day of her unlawful imprisonment.
🟥 On 18 November, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals is expected to deliver its verdict in Mzia Amaglobeli’s case.
#FreeMzia
🟥 On 18 November, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals is expected to deliver its verdict in Mzia Amaglobeli’s case.
#FreeMzia
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🟥 Georgian citizens will no longer be able to vote from abroad in parliamentary elections - Georgian Dream plans to introduce corresponding amendments to the Election Code.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#Georgia
#GeorgiaProtests
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#RepressionInGeorgia
#Georgia
#GeorgiaProtests
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November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🟥 Georgian citizens will no longer be able to vote from abroad in parliamentary elections - Georgian Dream plans to introduce corresponding amendments to the Election Code.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#Georgia
#GeorgiaProtests
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#RepressionInGeorgia
#Georgia
#GeorgiaProtests
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🟥 A day before the final appellate hearing of imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, GYLA announces about filing a new application with @echr.coe.int on her behalf.
🟥 The case concerns her unlawful administrative arrest and violations committed during the proceedings.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
🟥 The case concerns her unlawful administrative arrest and violations committed during the proceedings.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
Another Application Concerning Violations of the Rights of Mzia Amaglobeli has been Lodged before the Strasbourg Court - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🟥 A day before the final appellate hearing of imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, GYLA announces about filing a new application with @echr.coe.int on her behalf.
🟥 The case concerns her unlawful administrative arrest and violations committed during the proceedings.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
🟥 The case concerns her unlawful administrative arrest and violations committed during the proceedings.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
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🔴 On Nov.18, the 2nd appellate hearing concluded in the case of Georgia’s imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.
💢 The prosecutor presented a forensic report on Amaglobeli’s phone - after 9 months - which found no evidence of a “pre-planned attack".
#FreeMzia
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💢 The prosecutor presented a forensic report on Amaglobeli’s phone - after 9 months - which found no evidence of a “pre-planned attack".
#FreeMzia
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November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🔴 On Nov.18, the 2nd appellate hearing concluded in the case of Georgia’s imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.
💢 The prosecutor presented a forensic report on Amaglobeli’s phone - after 9 months - which found no evidence of a “pre-planned attack".
#FreeMzia
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💢 The prosecutor presented a forensic report on Amaglobeli’s phone - after 9 months - which found no evidence of a “pre-planned attack".
#FreeMzia
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🗣️ “This case has no connection to law or justice — neither to the qualification of the prosecutor’s charges nor to Judge Sakhelashvili’s verdict. My imprisonment is a political decision of the regime,” said Mzia Amaglobeli.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
Mzia Amaglobeli: “This Case Has No Connection to Law or Justice — My Imprisonment Is a Political Decision of the Regime” - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🗣️ “This case has no connection to law or justice — neither to the qualification of the prosecutor’s charges nor to Judge Sakhelashvili’s verdict. My imprisonment is a political decision of the regime,” said Mzia Amaglobeli.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeMzia
#RepressionsInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
🗣️ "Fight before it's too late. Freedom is more valuable than life itself," - Mzia continues to stand for what she has called for! She is still standing, standing high, refusing to take a sit, to bow the regime, to reconcile with injustice!
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionsInGeorgia
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionsInGeorgia
🟥 At Kutaisi Court of Appeals, #SakharovPrize2025 laureate Mzia Amaglobeli’s defense challenged Judge Nino Sakhelashvili, previously sanctioned for ordering her pre-trial detention, during which she lost most of her eyesight.
🟥 Amaglobeli’s comment: “Sanctions! As many as possible!”
#FreeMzia
🟥 Amaglobeli’s comment: “Sanctions! As many as possible!”
#FreeMzia
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🗣️ "Fight before it's too late. Freedom is more valuable than life itself," - Mzia continues to stand for what she has called for! She is still standing, standing high, refusing to take a sit, to bow the regime, to reconcile with injustice!
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionsInGeorgia
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionsInGeorgia
I am so incredibly proud of this woman! She embodies a graceful, unbroken, and principled fight for justice. We must remember to "fight before it’s too late" for freedoms that should never be taken for granted.
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #Georgia
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #Georgia
🔴 Georgia’s imprisoned journalist & #SakharovPrize2025 laureate Mzia Amaglobeli was brought to the Kutaisi Court of Appeals.
🟥 Today the court begins hearing her case: the defense seeks to overturn her 2-year sentence, while prosecutors demand 4–7 years for “attacking a police officer.”
#FreeMzia
🟥 Today the court begins hearing her case: the defense seeks to overturn her 2-year sentence, while prosecutors demand 4–7 years for “attacking a police officer.”
#FreeMzia
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I am so incredibly proud of this woman! She embodies a graceful, unbroken, and principled fight for justice. We must remember to "fight before it’s too late" for freedoms that should never be taken for granted.
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #Georgia
#FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime #Georgia
How likely is it that this would have happened if reps of the international community - diplomats or members of international organizations - had been present? It’s still a question. But one thing is certain: #FreeMzia needs continued support and constant reminders that the world is watching
🟥 Journalists, citizens, and friends who came to attend Mzia Amaglobeli’s appeal hearing in Kutaisi are being denied entry to the courthouse yard.
🟥 The session will be held in a small room with space for only 24 people.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#TerrorInGeorgia
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🟥 The session will be held in a small room with space for only 24 people.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#TerrorInGeorgia
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November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
How likely is it that this would have happened if reps of the international community - diplomats or members of international organizations - had been present? It’s still a question. But one thing is certain: #FreeMzia needs continued support and constant reminders that the world is watching
The baseline, I think, is having contributed to the sanctioning of - as the Prosecutor’s Office announced -"approximately 300 Georgian citizens".
With love for Georgia and in the best national interests of the country, I must say: #SanctionTheOligarch to end #TerrorInGeorgia
With love for Georgia and in the best national interests of the country, I must say: #SanctionTheOligarch to end #TerrorInGeorgia
🟥 The Prosecutor’s Office has launched criminal proceedings against eight opposition leaders, charging them with crimes against the state.
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#RepressionInGeorgia
#TerrorInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
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#RepressionInGeorgia
#TerrorInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
Prosecutor’s Office Launches Criminal Proceedings Against Eight Opposition Leaders for “Crimes Against the State” - Batumelebi
Georgia Protests • Repression In Georgia •
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The baseline, I think, is having contributed to the sanctioning of - as the Prosecutor’s Office announced -"approximately 300 Georgian citizens".
With love for Georgia and in the best national interests of the country, I must say: #SanctionTheOligarch to end #TerrorInGeorgia
With love for Georgia and in the best national interests of the country, I must say: #SanctionTheOligarch to end #TerrorInGeorgia
🚨‼️YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE:👇
“When the mothers of other prisoners started carrying banners with photos of their sons, Tsaro made her own banners for Archil. She says she was nervous at first, because she didn’t know how the other mothers would react”.
#GeorgiaProtests
“When the mothers of other prisoners started carrying banners with photos of their sons, Tsaro made her own banners for Archil. She says she was nervous at first, because she didn’t know how the other mothers would react”.
#GeorgiaProtests
The orphan who found a mother from behind bars in Georgia’s struggle for democracy
When 30-year-old Archil Museliantsi was jailed, a stranger who met him on the streets took it upon herself to become the mother he never had.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨‼️YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE:👇
“When the mothers of other prisoners started carrying banners with photos of their sons, Tsaro made her own banners for Archil. She says she was nervous at first, because she didn’t know how the other mothers would react”.
#GeorgiaProtests
“When the mothers of other prisoners started carrying banners with photos of their sons, Tsaro made her own banners for Archil. She says she was nervous at first, because she didn’t know how the other mothers would react”.
#GeorgiaProtests
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🟥 “Two people from this photo were murdered by Russians -the third was arrested last night.”
Among those detained in last night’s arrests was journalist Leila Tsomaia.
Shortly after the news spread, two photos from her past began circulating online.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
🟥 “Two people from this photo were murdered by Russians -the third was arrested last night.”
Among those detained in last night’s arrests was journalist Leila Tsomaia.
Shortly after the news spread, two photos from her past began circulating online.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🟥 “Two people from this photo were murdered by Russians -the third was arrested last night.”
Among those detained in last night’s arrests was journalist Leila Tsomaia.
Shortly after the news spread, two photos from her past began circulating online.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
🟥 “Two people from this photo were murdered by Russians -the third was arrested last night.”
Among those detained in last night’s arrests was journalist Leila Tsomaia.
Shortly after the news spread, two photos from her past began circulating online.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
Arrests have become routine in #Georgia - so frequent it’s hard to keep track. A few days of detention now feel as common as a COVID diagnosis once did: inevitable, frightening, and especially dangerous for the vulnerable.
#RepressionInGeorgia #TerrorInGeorgia
#RepressionInGeorgia #TerrorInGeorgia
🟥 During the night of Nov 3 in #Tbilisi, journalist for Media Checker Ninia Kakabadze was arrested.
According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.
©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.
#GeorgiaProtests
According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.
©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.
#GeorgiaProtests
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Arrests have become routine in #Georgia - so frequent it’s hard to keep track. A few days of detention now feel as common as a COVID diagnosis once did: inevitable, frightening, and especially dangerous for the vulnerable.
#RepressionInGeorgia #TerrorInGeorgia
#RepressionInGeorgia #TerrorInGeorgia
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🟥 During the night of Nov 3 in #Tbilisi, journalist for Media Checker Ninia Kakabadze was arrested.
According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.
©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.
#GeorgiaProtests
According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.
©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.
#GeorgiaProtests
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🟥 During the night of Nov 3 in #Tbilisi, journalist for Media Checker Ninia Kakabadze was arrested.
According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.
©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.
#GeorgiaProtests
According to witnesses, she was clearly identified as press and performing her journalistic duties at today’s protest.
©️ Photo by @publikage.bsky.social; Nov 3 protest.
#GeorgiaProtests
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🟥The appellate court hearing in journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s case, scheduled for October 28, has been postponed, with a new date yet to be confirmed.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🟥The appellate court hearing in journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s case, scheduled for October 28, has been postponed, with a new date yet to be confirmed.
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeMzia
#RepressionInGeorgia
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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⭕️One year after the parliamentary elections, citizens are holding a protest march in #Tbilisi.
📌 “Until the end - until victory!”
#GeorgiaProtests demand the govt’s resignation, free elections independent from Ivanishvili’s control, and the release of all political prisoners.
📌 “Until the end - until victory!”
#GeorgiaProtests demand the govt’s resignation, free elections independent from Ivanishvili’s control, and the release of all political prisoners.
October 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
⭕️One year after the parliamentary elections, citizens are holding a protest march in #Tbilisi.
📌 “Until the end - until victory!”
#GeorgiaProtests demand the govt’s resignation, free elections independent from Ivanishvili’s control, and the release of all political prisoners.
📌 “Until the end - until victory!”
#GeorgiaProtests demand the govt’s resignation, free elections independent from Ivanishvili’s control, and the release of all political prisoners.
Reposted by Irma Dimitrdze
🟥 Oct 24, Vienna — On the 285th day of her unlawful imprisonment, Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of Batumelebi/Netgazeti, was honored with the 2025 World Press Freedom Hero Award alongside six other journalists. The award was accepted by Tamar Rukhadze, deputy director of the outlets.
#FreeMzia #Georgia
#FreeMzia #Georgia
მზია ამაღლობელს ავსტრიაში, ქალაქ ვენაში 2025 წლის მსოფლიო პრესის თავისუფლების გმირის ჯილდო გადაეცა
YouTube video by ბათუმელები / Batumelebi
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October 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
They kept Mzia Amaglobeli in pre-trial detention for over 7 months, citing “risk of reoffending” and “influencing the investigation” — over a slap lasting seconds. All while she was on a 38-day hunger strike, losing her eyesight.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#SanctionTheOligarch
#RepressionInGeorgia
#SanctionTheOligarch
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📌 Former Georgian PM and ex-chair of Georgian Dream, Irakli Garibashvili, has been charged with money laundering but not detained - while over 150 political prisoners remain in the country, some jailed for a slap or possessing a medical face mask.
#Georgia #RepressionInGeorgia
📌 Former Georgian PM and ex-chair of Georgian Dream, Irakli Garibashvili, has been charged with money laundering but not detained - while over 150 political prisoners remain in the country, some jailed for a slap or possessing a medical face mask.
#Georgia #RepressionInGeorgia
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
They kept Mzia Amaglobeli in pre-trial detention for over 7 months, citing “risk of reoffending” and “influencing the investigation” — over a slap lasting seconds. All while she was on a 38-day hunger strike, losing her eyesight.
#RepressionInGeorgia
#SanctionTheOligarch
#RepressionInGeorgia
#SanctionTheOligarch
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🟥 October 22, 2025 — #GeorgiaProtests Day 329, #Tbilisi
While police were trying to clear the road of protesters, a young woman climbed onto a police car in defiance.
Soon after, police arrested her along with at least 11 others.
While police were trying to clear the road of protesters, a young woman climbed onto a police car in defiance.
Soon after, police arrested her along with at least 11 others.
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🟥 October 22, 2025 — #GeorgiaProtests Day 329, #Tbilisi
While police were trying to clear the road of protesters, a young woman climbed onto a police car in defiance.
Soon after, police arrested her along with at least 11 others.
While police were trying to clear the road of protesters, a young woman climbed onto a police car in defiance.
Soon after, police arrested her along with at least 11 others.
Reposted by Irma Dimitrdze
🟥 Georgia’s unlawfully imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been named laureate of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, shared with Andrzej Poczobut of #Belarus.
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionInGeorgia
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionInGeorgia
October 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🟥 Georgia’s unlawfully imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been named laureate of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, shared with Andrzej Poczobut of #Belarus.
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionInGeorgia
🔴“Imprisoned Journalists Fighting for Your Freedom and Ours"
#JournalismIsNotACrime #RepressionInGeorgia