Mzia Amaglobeli

Affiliated media: Batumelebi, Co-founder, Director

Incident date: January 13, 2025

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Civil.ge

Location: Georgia, Batumi

Additional information:

On 12 January 2024, Mzia Amaglobeli, founder and director of the online outlet Batumelebi, was detained on charges of ‘resisting, threatening or using violence against a protector of public order or other representative of the authorities’ (Article 353 of the Georgian Criminal Code). If charged and found guilty, she faces up to 7 years in prison. On the night of January 11-12, Amaghlobeli was detained twice in front of the Main Police Directorate of Batumi. First, she was detained for posting a sticker calling for a nationwide strike and released within two hours. She remained at the Police Directorate building, where a spontaneous protest erupted, calling for the release of the detained. Amaghlobeli’s defense lawyer, Paata Diasamidze, told Batumelebi that the factual circumstances of her detention were not clear.