One of the people who was fined but didn’t know about it is Mindia Gabadze, a reporter for Publika. He was fined while working. His bank accounts are not frozen yet.
#TerrorinGeorgia
The winners of the “EU Prize for Journalism 2025” in Georgia have been announced — Publika has won three EU prizes:
Best Video Story — Basti Mgaloblishvili;
Best Blog or Column — @mindiagabadze.bsky.social
Best Documentary Photo Reflecting Common Values — Natia Leverashvili.
A young man fainted at the rally supporting Iran in Tbilisi, Georgia. A few minutes earlier, he had learned that a family member was killed during the protests in Iran.
#FreeIran
📸 @mindiagabadze.bsky.social / Publika
On January 12, a protest march was held in Tbilisi in support of Mzia Amaglobeli and other citizens arrested for participating in the protests.
#freeMziaAmaglobeli
#Georgia #Tbilisi
It is a great honor for me to receive this award. I’m glad that the voice of independent online media is still being heard in Georgia. Thank you for your support.
🚨 Georgian Dream plans to revoke the right to vote in elections for citizens living outside Georgia's borders.
Shalva Papuashvili said that "the 2024 parliamentary elections also “showed how open and brutal informational and political pressure on voters from abroad can be".
🇬🇪 #Georgia: As the Court of Appeals hears Mzia Amaglobeli's case today, we reiterate our call for her immediate release. The charges against Mzia are excessive and politically motivated, and her verdict must be overturned. #FreeMzia
📹 Video by Keti Tsulukidze
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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For the past 3 days, the police have been preventing participants of the continuous protest from blocking the road in front of the Parliament. As a result, yesterday demonstrators drove along the same road in cars decorated with flags, honking their horns for several hours.
Photos for Publika.ge
After being granted bail, teacher Nino Datashvili left prison in tears, saying everything hurts and it’s difficult to walk. She had hernia surgery in 2019 and, according to her lawyers, needs two more surgeries, including one on her neck.
📷 Mariam Qavshbaia/Pulika
Until now, release from prison, even on bail, was always a moment of joy. But Nino Datashvili’s was unbearably painful:
“I can’t even feel joy… I just want to sit. Don’t hug me.. Everything hurts. I’m sorry, and thank you all.” She was tortured for four months. The state can never repay such damage.
That day was the 329th day of the continuous protest and the day after a newly tightened law restricting protests came into force.
"The way you treat us is the way you’ll be treated. This is for Mzia [Amaglobeli]."
Tamar Lortkipanidze, detained after climbing onto a police car on October 22.
Charged with violence and assault on a police vehicle, causing damage estimated at 3,300 GEL. She faces up to seven years in prison.
⭕️ Former PM Irakli Gharibashvili left court without speaking to the media, exiting through the back door.
The court set his bail at 1 million GEL, seized his passport, and banned him from leaving the country. He has 30 days to pay the bail.
📸 Mindia Gabadze / Publika
A visual with photos of Andrzej Pczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, 2025 laureates of the Sakharov Prize.
Imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia have been awarded the European Parliament's 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Mzia Amaglobeli, the imprisoned founder of independent Georgian media Batumelebi/Netgazeti, and Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who is also jailed, have received the Sakharov Prize.
Journalists Vakho Sanaia and Keta Tsitskishvili were detained on the pretext of “obstructing traffic.” The court sentenced Sanaia to 6 days of administrative detention and Tsitskishvili to 5 days.
This is the reality for journalists in Georgia today. Solidarity with my colleagues.
Georgian Dream’s PR chief held a briefing over Mzia Amaghlobeli’s World Press Freedom Hero award. Still can’t understand why they picked a man whose name is known only to journalists. History has already been written — propaganda can’t rewrite it. Congrats to Mzia on this well-deserved award.
Thank you to The Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform for continuously monitoring and observing developments in Georgia.
Journalists in Georgia are under serious threat in every space. That is why constant observation and response are essential.
Police detained all organizers- Paata Burchuladze, Irakli Nadiradze, Paata Manjgaladze, Murtaz Zodelava, and Lasha Beridze — charged with calls for violent overthrow and organizing group violence (punishable by up to 9 years).
On October 4, a rally was held in #Tbilisi, #Georgia alongside the local elections. Organizer urged protesters to move toward the Presidential Palace. Some broke the gate and entered the yard. Riot police dispersed them with pepper spray, water cannons, and tear gas.
Photos for Publika.ge
The Prosecutor’s Office accuses Gela Khasaia of group assault causing minor injury. He and another were arrested on Sept 29, charged under Article 118 (2), facing 4–6 years. Gela Khasaia denies it; His lawyers call the case unclear.
I spent the whole summer traveling across Georgia with families of jailed protesters, delivering newspapers with prisoners’ letters to bazaars and stations. We visited over 20 locations. I've put together a photo story from those trips.
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Gela Khasaia’s letter from prison:
“I’m fine. If the aim was to scare me, the only thing I’m afraid of is losing our country.”
Update about Gela Khasaia
Gela Khasaia, a member of the “Girchi - More Freedom” party and an active protester, was recently detained. The reason remains unknown. Friends and relatives learned about the arrest two hours later. Updates will follow after his lawyer leaves the detention facility.
After 5 months, I’m back on this platform. Covering the Georgian protests has been a tough journey for me and my colleagues. As Oct 4 local elections and a major anti-gov rally approach, I’ll post more often. Your support during this time means a lot.
#Georgia #Tbilisi #Media
Family members of political prisoners are out in the streets protesting, while prisoners of conscience remain behind bars.
Such is the reality on April 9, 2025.
#terrorinGeorgia #Tbilisi
Here is a statement by 🇬🇪 photojournalists and documentary photographers 👇🏻
