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Independent Georgian outlet @Batumelebi_ge said its bank accounts have been frozen over a tax debt, raising concerns of politically motivated pressure amid the trial of its founder for allegedly slapping a police officer during a protest. occrp.org/en/news/georgi…

CPJ condemns #Georgia authorities' seizure of the bank accounts of independent outlets @Batumelebi_ge and @netgazeti, days before an expected verdict in the trial of their jailed director Mzia Amaglobeli. #FreeMzia cpj.org/2025/07/georgi…

🔴 The Revenue Service has expressed its readiness to lift the seizure of Gazeti Batumelebi’s (Batumelebi & Netgazeti) accounts and allow the organization to repay its debt in installments, contingent upon reaching a tax agreement. ❌ However, as of now, no formal communication…

✅After Batumelebi & @netgazeti announced the seizure of its bank accounts, readers across #Georgia quickly mobilized a donation campaign - some sold their artwork, others challenged friends to contribute. In less than 12 hours, the full amount of the principal debt was raised.…

🟥What's Happening in Georgia? (Podcast) Episode 3: Mzia Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4DQ4cD… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-m… YouTube: youtube.com/@Now_in_Georgi… #FreeMzia #Georgia #GeorgiaProtests

🇬🇪#Georgia: Authorities’ decision to seize bank accounts of independent media Gazeti Batumelebi & Netgazeti ahead of the verdict in trial of their co-founder #MziaAmaghlobeli is another clear front in the authoritarian campaign of pressure against them👇 buff.ly/4zlwXPg

🟥“Mzia Amaglobeli isn’t asking for a commuted sentence - she’s asking for justice and a fair decision,” said Maia Mtsariashvili, @MziaAmaglobeli's lawyer, as she slammed the prosecution’s offer to consider a plea deal if Mzia admitted to the charge of “a revenge-motivated attack…

⭕️The Prosecutor’s Office is offering to consider a plea deal with @MziaAmaglobeli in exchange for admitting to what they described as a “revenge-motivated attack on a police officer in the line of duty.” 💢Prosecutor Tornike Gogeshvili announced this on July 21 during…

Independent Georgian outlet @Batumelebi_ge had its accounts frozen after exposing alleged police abuse against its founder Mzia Amaghlobeli, now arbitrarily detained and facing a trial marred by injustice. Amnesty demands investigations into all allegations of police violence

🟥 Batumi, July 21 – As @MziaAmaglobeli is being transferred back to the Rustavi prison, colleagues, friends, and supporters gather outside #Batumi City Court to see her off with their usual chants of solidarity. However, today, police were deployed at the courthouse and…

⭕️Prosecutor Tornike Gogeshvili has begun delivering his closing statement. 🗣️"First of all, it has been established that Mzia Amaglobeli committed the offense she is charged with - attacking a police officer," said Gogeshvili. In his closing remarks, the prosecutor framed the…

📌 @MziaAmaglobeli was brought to #Batumi Court from Rustavi - 6 hours with no toilet stops. She’ll be taken back the same way after today’s hearing, which is expected to last 5 hours 📌 For the first time, colleagues weren’t allowed to greet her at the entrance. 📌 Dozens of…

#TerrorinGeorgia The government froze independent media outlet Batumelebi’s accounts just days before journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli’s trial - a clear act of punishment. This is not justice. It’s targeted repression.

Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli has been jailed in #Georgia since January, accused of “attacking police.” Press freedom groups call her arrest politically motivated and demand her release. Journalism is not a crime. @batumelebi_ge Read more ⬇️ channeldraw.org/2025/07/18/jou…

🇪🇪🇬🇪Estonia Sanctions 19 More Georgian Citizens Estonia has imposed sanctions on an additional 19 Georgian citizens, including members of the ruling “Georgian Dream” party and the formally separated “People’s Power” movement. The list also includes prosecutors and judges…