Tamar Rukhadze
@RukhadzeTamar
Journalist I Media Manager I @batumelebi, @netgazeti
🚨For 24 years, we have stood by those in need. Now we need you to keep up the fight. With @MziaAmaglobeli jailed, laws weaponized, and journalists attacked, Georgia’s free press is being strangled. 📢 Donate - Defend Press Freedom! gofundme.com/f/help-free-ge…
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1/ Zurab Vardiashvili, director of Publika, says that Davit Matiashvili, head of the Tbilisi City Court bailiff service, confiscated his ID card and threatened him with legal consequences for filming a video.
🟥When an illegitimate regime persistently violates #humanrights, what should #journalists do? 🟥Mzia Amaglobeli, co-founder of @Batumelebi_ge + @netgazeti, is on trial in #Georgia. 🟥Irma Dimitradze tells her story: open.spotify.com/show/0VqoA7cA4… @terjehelland @SDoughtyMP
🚨 Georgian Dream continues to adopt repressive laws aimed at restricting rights, dismantling civil society, eliminating parliamentary oversight & subordinating state institutions to the party. 📌 Here are the legislative amendments enacted since April 2025:…
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…
Giorgi Burjanadze, a lawyer and representative of Civil Society Foundation, says the Georgian Dream government is refusing to grant the necessary permission for OSCE/ODIHR to monitor court proceedings in political prisoner cases. According to Burjanadze, this information was…
The regime in Georgia has just frozen the assets of our @DroaParty and our Chair @Helenkhosh. This is a continuation of the mass financial terror orchestrated by the Georgian Dream that aims to suffocate dissent and force democratic voices into inaction – whether it’s draconian,…
🟥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
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
🇬🇪#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…
OCCRP Reports on Freezing of Batumelebi and Netgazeti Bank Accounts. occrp.org/en/news/georgi…
"At the heart of this escalating crisis is the case of Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder of the independent outlet Batumelebi". euobserver.com/eu-and-the-wor…
Read more about Mzia's case, the disproportionate nature of the charges against her, and efforts to free her here: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?track… (2/2)
Georgian Dream is attempting to hide their corruption and crimes against the Georgian people by cracking down on free press. They have tried to silence journalist Mzia Amaglobeli who has been in pre-trial detention since January on politically motivated charges. 🧵(1/2)
#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.
📢Revenue Service Seizes @Batumelebi_ge & @netgazeti's Bank Accounts 💢Statement💢👇 The Revenue Service has seized Batumelebi/Netgazeti’s bank accounts. The official reason is outstanding tax debt. The real motive, however, appears to be an attempt to shut down the media…
Plain and simple
Georgia cannot join the EU until its government changes its authoritarian course. The European Parliament stands with the Georgian people. Parliament does not recognise Georgia’s current government and says its EU path is effectively suspended until fair elections happen.
1. GALUSTASHVILI, Nino 2. GVARAKIDZE, Giorgi 3. GUDASHAURI, Aluda 4. INJIA, Ilia 5. KADAGISHVILI, Irakli 6. KHUBEJASHVILI, Ani 7. LASHKHI, Mariam 8. MACHARASHVILI, Guram 9. MESHVELIANI, Mari 10. METREVELI, Viktor 11. NATCHKEBIA, Jvebe 12. SAKHELASHVILI, Nino 13. SALIA, Paata 14.…
I have signed a directive adding 19 more Georgian 🇬🇪officials to Estonia’s national sanctions list. Violence, politicized trials, and disproportionate punishments have no place in democracy. Estonia will continue to stand with Georgian civil society, independent media, and the…
I have signed a directive adding 19 more Georgian 🇬🇪officials to Estonia’s national sanctions list. Violence, politicized trials, and disproportionate punishments have no place in democracy. Estonia will continue to stand with Georgian civil society, independent media, and the…