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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

They came to look for food in the huts of the Shveli people, but today they also found snow in the village of Begheti, #Khulo.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

@netgazeti.org Today marks 500 days since the #GeorgiaProtests began on November 28, 2024 — the day the Georgian Dream, announced it was halting Georgia’s bid for EU membership. What followed has been a prolonged and escalating crisis.

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 02/04/2026

🟥The @echr.coe.int has registered Mzia Amaglobeli’s 3rd application [over degrading treatment in police custody] within one week of submission. The application is challenging violations of several rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, including Articles 3, 8, 13, and 14. #FreeMzia

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ECHR Registers Mzia Amaglobeli’s Application Over Degrading Treatment in Police Custody - Batumelebi

ECHR • GYLA • Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom •

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#Tbilisi. The flow of people to the Holy Trinity Cathedral does not cease, as they pay tribute to the memory of Patriarch Ilia II – the night of March 19. “Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II passed away on March 17 at the age of 93.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

1/3 When the Supreme Court rejects an appeal as inadmissible, it refuses to review the merits of the case or weigh the evidence. Consequently, the lower Court of Appeals' ruling remains in full force.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Under the new restrictive amendments, private individuals who publicly label authorities as illegitimate risk 400–600 hours of community service or up to three years in prison. Organizations face penalties including fines, forced liquidation, or both. batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 12/02/2026

🟥 Georgian Dream’s Deputy Foreign Minister attended a celebration of the Islamic Revolution anniversary at the Paragraph Hotel, built by the family of GD founder, oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili. #Tbilisi’s iconic TV tower lit in the colors of Iran’s flag. ▶️ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 18/02/2026

🟥Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former head of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Co-Investment Fund who had been sentenced to 11 years in prison in the high-profile “Bitcoin case,” has been released under a plea agreement after admitting guilt and reimbursing damages, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. #Georgia

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Bachiashvili, Sentenced to 11 Years, Released After 'Compensating Damages' in Ivanishvili Bitcoin Case - Batumelebi

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 12/01/2026

⭕ The Prosecutor’s Office of #Georgia has reached a plea agreement with Irakli Garibashvili, under which the former prime minister has been sentenced to five years in prison. As an additional penalty, he has been fined 1 million lari.

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 14/01/2026

🟥 Eka Sepashvili (“People’s Power,” Georgian Dream satellite) says she condemns “violence from any side” in Iran and claims she lacks “extensive information” on who is carrying it out, even when asked about killings by authorities. #Iran #Georgia

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

"Good night, happy new year."

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The Year Began Badly for Dictators: Anti-Government March in Tbilisi – January 3

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

As 2026 begins, we look back at 2025: Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream cracked down on democracy, tightened authoritarian control, and pushed Georgia closer to Russia. Sidewalk protests are banned—but pro-European demonstrators remain in the streets. batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Nicolás Maduro Moros! Who will be next?

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Putin deliberately ordered a massive bombing of residential areas and critical infrastructure of Kyiv just as the leaders of Ukraine and the US are preparing to meet and advance peace. Dozens of victims, power outages, and a third of the Ukrainian capital without heating amid winter - Andrii Sybiha

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 26/12/2025

🟥 Three former Georgian defense ministers are in jail: Irakli Okruashvili (2004–2006), Bacho Akhalaia (2009–2012), and Juansher Burchuladze (2021–2024) ⭕️ Irakli Garibashvili (2019–2021) is charged but out on bail; Davit Kezerashvili (2006–2008) was sentenced in absentia and remains wanted. #Georgia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 25/12/2025

🟥Georgia’s first court case over a sidewalk protest has started, with the hearing postponed to January 9. The new repressive amendments, introduced to curb #GeorgiaProtests, make protesting on sidewalks punishable by up to 15 days of administrative detention. ▶️ batumelebi.ge/articles-in-...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 26/12/2025

🟥 Two political prisoners, known for carrying EU flags, have been on hunger strike in prison for over 40 and 50 days, protesting Georgia’s anti-European turn. 🟥 Meanwhile, #Tbilisi glitters with holiday lights under the slogan “A City Full of Kindness.” #GeorgiaProtests #RepressionInGeorgia

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Political Prisoners Starve in Protest Against Georgia’s Anti-European Turn as Tbilisi Celebrates the Holidays - Batumelebi

Georgia Protests • Repression In Georgia •

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Georgian citizen and civic activist Tamar Mearaqishvili, who lives in Akhalgori, has been arrested. The information about her detention was reported by the information agency of Russian-occupied South Ossetia. ❗ Tamar Mearaqishvili is accused of espionage.

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 23/12/2025

🟥Former State Security Service chief Grigol Liluashvili has been arrested on corruption charges, prosecutors say. He is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes between 2021 and 2023. #Georgia ➡️ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Georgia, Batumi As part of its cooperation with Arab Eagle Hills, the government of Adjara has transferred 2.57 million sq. meters of coastal land near Gonio-including a former military training ground-to the Georgian state free of charge for Eagle Hills’ controversial mega project

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

“The substance is so horrific that attempting to wash it off only intensifies the burning. This is a 'Camite' effect—constricting breathing, burning the skin, and causing severe coughing and vomiting, not just for minutes or hours, but for days and even weeks.”

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Who are the judges behind Mzia Amaglobeli’s unlawful imprisonment? This article profiles the 12 judges involved—examining their backgrounds, assets, and, most importantly, their roles in the case of the award-winning journalist and Sakharov Prize laureate. batumelebi.netgazeti.ge?p=599203&pre...

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Mzia Amaglobeli’s representative accepted the Sakharov Prize, the European Union’s highest human rights award, at the European Parliament. Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli remains unlawfully imprisoned.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Kaja Kallas tells the pro-government Georgian TV company Rustavi 2 that, unlike Georgia, the United States does not seek to join the EU.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

“The regime is poisoning us—there must be an international investigation”: Protesters block central Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia, for the 374th consecutive day.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Three days after a #BBC investigation put the Georgian government under intense scrutiny over Camite—a World War I–era chemical compound likely used against protesters—the Georgian Dream is issuing shifting and contradictory statements. batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Tbilisi, 28 November 2025 - the 366th day of continuous protest. A year ago today, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia would not pursue opening EU accession talks until 2028. His statement ignited a continuous protest movement in Georgia - one that has persisted ever since.

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 16/10/2025

⭕️ Georgia’s imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli jointly shortlisted for the 2025 Sakharov Prize together with Belarus’s Andrzej Poczobut. (1/2) #FreeMzia #GeorgiaProtests #RepressionInGeorgia #TerrorInGeorgia #JournalismIsNotACrime #Sakharov

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 10/10/2025

⭕️Georgian Dream held a special briefing devoted to journalist Mzia Amaglobeli receiving the 2025 IPI–IMS World Press Freedom Hero Award. ⭕️"A continuation of the unfair political attitude toward our country," - GD complained. #FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Mzia Amaglobeli and the Georgian Resistance Movement were awarded the Forum 2000 International Award for Courage and Responsibility. forum2000.cz/en/news/mzia...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 29/08/2025

🔴After freezing the bank accounts of 7 NGOs, the GD propaganda channel, TV Imedi, attempted to portray these organizations as engaged in “state sabotage.” The channel aired documents showing that the CSOs had purchased respirators, protective goggles & other protective items worth $3,230. #Georgia

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TV Imedi Publishes $3,230 PPE Purchase Records as ‘Evidence’ in ‘State Sabotage’ Allegations Against Georgian NGOs - Batumelebi

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 27/08/2025

🗣️"We are serving only public interest that's why even voluntarily in this restrictive and repressive environment we are ready to continue our work," - Tamta Mikeladze speaks about the different repressive mechanisms. batumelebi.ge/articles-in-... #GeorgiaProtests #RepressionInGeorgia #Georgia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 27/08/2025

🆘Prosecutor’s Office petitioned the court for this measure within the framework of an ongoing investigation into “ mobilizing funds for actions directed against Georgia’s constitutional order and the foundations of national security.” #RepressionInGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests #Georgia

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In Connection with Pro-EU Protests, Court Freezes Bank Accounts of 7 CSOs Citing Alleged Sabotage - Batumelebi

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 27/08/2025

🔴 The #Tbilisi City Court has granted the Prosecutor’s Office’s motion to freeze the bank accounts of 7 CSOs as part of a sabotage investigation. ❌ Authorities allege the groups bought gas masks, goggles, respirators, masks & pepper spray for protesters. #GeorgiaProtests #RepressionInGeorgia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 26/08/2025

Georgia's imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, co-founder of Batumelebi & Netgazeti, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. She is joined by Ukrainian journalist Maksym Butkevych and Azerbaijani journalist Ulvi Hasanli. The winner will be announced on 29 Sept. #FreeMzia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 21/08/2025

🔦“The Light Must Stay On” — on day 267 of #GeorgiaProtests, people marched in support of independent online media. The campaign unites 22 outlets against repressive laws threatening them with financial ruin, raising donations to cover basic needs and remain operational. 🔴 www.sinatle.media

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Russian children. They are prepared for war from an early age.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

220 days have passed since Mzia Amaghlobeli’s unlawful imprisonment. Under the illegitimate government of the “Georgian Dream,” she is held alongside 64 other political and conscience prisoners.

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Eter Turadze @eturadze.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Georgian activists fighting for their country’s European future

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 12/08/2025

🗣️ "A statement that the war was started by Georgia — no matter how bad a ruler #Georgia had at the time, that ruler still represented Georgia — directly harms Georgia’s territorial integrity and the hope that one day it might be restored," says analyst Kakha Gogolashvili. #Interview👇

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“Russia’s Pressure on Georgia” — Breaking Down Kobakhidze’s Statement on the Origin of the August 2008 War - Batumelebi

August 2008 War • Stories from the South Caucasus •

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 12/08/2025

🔴 As trials of prisoners of conscience from the pro-European #GeorgiaProtests continue, eight have been convicted by August 12 — all having pleaded not guilty. Two pleaded guilty and sought plea deals but were sentenced without leniency. Only one was acquitted and released in court. #Georgia

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Veteran of 2008 Russo-Georgian War, Prisoner of Conscience Jailed for Two Years in War Anniversary Week - Batumelebi

August 2008 War • Repression In Georgia •

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 08/08/2025

🟥Georgian Dream’s PM Irakli Kobakhidze accuses #Georgia of starting the August 2008 Russia-Georgia War 🟥 On the 17th anniversary of #August2008War - August 7, Kobakhidze stated that in 2008 the Georgian government was acting on orders from the “deep state.“ 🧷 batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 08/08/2025

🟥 On the 17th anniversary of the #August2008War, Georgian Dream-appointed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the war an “adventure” by Georgia’s previous government and claimed that the Georgian side was not carrying out a defensive operation, but offensive actions. #Georgia

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Georgian Dream’s PM Irakli Kobakhidze Accuses Georgia of Starting the August 2008 Russia-Georgia War - Batumelebi

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 06/08/2025

🟥 Judge Nino Sakhelashvili has sentenced journalist Mzia Amaglobeli to 2yrs in prison, ignoring widespread calls from local and international human rights and press freedom organizations to release her and end what they describe as politically motivated prosecution tied to her journalism. #FreeMzia

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Judge Sentences Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli to 2 Years in Prison Despite International Outcry - Batumelebi

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