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News and analysis on Georgia, the Caucasus region, and beyond | Based in Batumi and Tbilisi, Georgia.

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🟥 On the night of November 19, police detained up to 15 people during the daily #GeorgiaProtest in #Tbilisi.

🟥 Today, protesters marched in support of 21-year-old musician and prisoner of conscience Mate Devidze, jailed a year ago and sentenced to 4.5 years.

#RepressionsInGeorgia
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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⭕️On November 18, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals upheld the Batumi City Court’s verdict sentencing Mzia Amaglobeli to two years in prison.

The decision will be appealed to the Supreme Court of #Georgia.

#FreeMzia #RepressionInGeorgia
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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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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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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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
"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 •
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November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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🗣️"Mzia is a prisoner of conscience and a prisoner of conscience cannot be guilty', - At the end of her 5-hour speech, lawyer Maia Mtsariashvili concluded her closing statement.

⭕️Court takes a 30-minutes-long break to consider its ruling and will get back with a verdict.

#FreeMzia
"I Demand Acquittal, Not Pardon": Defence Concludes Five-Hour Closing Statement - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •
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November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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
“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 •
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November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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🗣️“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
“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 •
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November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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🟥Zaza Shatirishvili, a speaker affiliated with Bidzina Ivanishvili - a Russia-enriched oligarch and Georgia’s strongman - is calling U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance a representative of the “deep state.”

#Georgia
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Ivanishvili-Affiliated Speaker Calls U.S. Vice President JD Vance a “Deep State” Representative - Batumelebi
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November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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🟥Georgian Dream announces major government shake-up: Anti-Corruption Bureau and Personal Data Protection Service will be abolished and merged into the State Audit Office from 2 March 2026. Business Ombudsman moves under the Ministry of Economy from 1 January 2026.
#Georgia
Georgian Dream Announces Plans to Abolish Anti-Corruption Bureau, Personal Data Protection Service and Business Ombudsman - Batumelebi
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November 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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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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November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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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
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 •
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November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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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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November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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🗣️ Judge Koba Chagunava has sentenced Soviet history researcher, educator, and historian Rusiko Kobakhidze to three days in administrative detention for the second time, again on the grounds of “blocking the road.”
#GeorgiaProtests

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November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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🟥 “The bodies of all twenty crew members have been found. Forensic experts and the investigative team remain at the site,” the MIA of #Georgia reports.

🟥 The Turkish military aircraft crashed on November 11, about five kilometers from Georgia’s state border.
#Turkey
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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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📌Criminal prosecution has been initiated against former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in connection with the 2019, June 20/Gavrilov’s Night events and the Chorchana checkpoint case.

🟥The announcement was made today, November 12, by the Prosecutor General, Giorgi Gvaramidze, during a press briefing
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🟥 #Turkey confirms 20 soldiers killed after a C-130 military transport plane crashed in eastern #Georgia near the Azerbaijani border.

The aircraft disappeared from radar minutes after entering Georgian airspace.

An investigation is underway.
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Turkey Confirms 20 Soldiers Killed in Air Crash in Georgia Near Azerbaijani Border - Batumelebi
Azerbaijan • Georgia • Stories from the South Caucasus • თურქეთი •
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November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🔴 Key Points from Mzia Amaglobeli’s Appellate Court Hearing

The court set the dates for the next hearings — closing arguments — for November 14 at 14:00 and November 18 at 13:00.

#FreeMzia #RepressionsInGeorgia #JournalismIsNotACrime
Key Points from Mzia Amaglobeli’s Appellate Court Hearing - Batumelebi
Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •
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November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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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
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 •
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November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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🔴An aircraft has crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. Footage of the crash has been shared by the pro–GD TV Imedi, which reported that the aircraft was believed to be a Turkish military jet. However, the MIA has clarified that it was a cargo aircraft.
#Georgia
#SouthCaucasus
#Azerbaijan
Turkish Aircraft Crashes Near Georgia-Azerbaijan Border, Investigation Underway - Batumelebi
Azerbaijan • Georgia • Stories from the South Caucasus • თურქეთი •
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November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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🟥 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
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🔴 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
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🟥 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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November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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🟥 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
Prosecutor’s Office Launches Criminal Proceedings Against Eight Opposition Leaders for “Crimes Against the State” - Batumelebi
Georgia Protests • Repression In Georgia •
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November 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🟥 GD cites the Shavadze murder case and journalists’ rights violations to justify banning UNM and others.
🔴 The case went to a judge who investigated Shavadze's case as a UNM prosecutor.
🔴 Journalists and outlets named in the complaint face unprecedented oppression under GD.
#RepressionInGeorgia
From Prosecuting for the UNM Government to Banning UNM: Former Prosecutor Chairs Constitutional Court Panel - Batumelebi
Constitutional Court of Georgia • Repression In Georgia •
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November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM