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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 18/08/2026

Former GD leader and ex-PM of #Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has issued another statement, which he announced yesterday. Garibashvili says that the letter published yesterday was sent to him in July by one of Georgian Dream’s leaders, Mamuka Mdinaradze. batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/tag/irakli-g...

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Irakli Garibashvili Archives - Batumelebi

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 07/08/2026

🟥As #Georgia commemorates the 18th anniversary of the #August2008War, the Georgian Dream party is reviving Kremlin-style narratives — blaming the former government for #Russia's invasion and branding its critics as "Russophobes." batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Rewriting 2008 - Batumelebi

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OSCE media freedom @oscemediafreedom.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A year after her disproportionate sentence was announced, Mzia Amaglobeli remains imprisoned despite concerns about her health condition. Today, I reiterate my call to the Government of #Georgia for her immediate and unconditional release.

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🙏 I am deeply grateful to Andrzej, who is himself an inspiring fighter for freedom. We need to see #FreeMzia soon. People like Mzia and Andrzej belong with us, especially in these difficult times, when the fight for freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and democracy is more important than ever.

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 05/08/2026

🇭🇺journalist László Róbert Mészesi has been detained in #Georgia, acc/to his lawyer. The lawyer says the detention may be linked to an alleged border crossing violation. Mészesi's request to extend his legal stay is currently pending before the court. 🧷 batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 23/07/2026

🟥 What Can a Sarcastic Facebook Post Cost You? In #Georgia, It Can Land a Journalist in Detention Georgia's latest crackdown on social media and freedom of speech explained in less than 3 minutes 👇 youtu.be/3tJ-kSoOwwA?... #Facebook #TerrorInGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests

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What Can a Sarcastic Facebook Post Cost You? In Georgia, It Can Land a Journalist in Detention

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

There is no freedom of speech whatsoever :) They know perfectly well they can’t fine everyone. This wave of selective, exemplary punishments is meant to terrorise people and create self-censorship, so that everyone becomes afraid to express their thoughts, even on social media. #TerrorInGeorgia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 16/06/2026

⭕️ Recently released Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut calls for the release of fellow #SakharovPrize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli. Speaking in @europarl.europa.eu, Poczobut said:“Journalists should be free and not in prison”. 🧷 batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-... #FreeMzia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 26/05/2026

🟥 Georgia’s Independence Day is being marked by a mass protest in #Tbilisi organised by an Opposition Alliance of 9 parties. Protesters marched to Parliament, where daily #GeorgiaProtests have continued since 28 Nov 2024, when GD announced #Georgia would halt its #EU accession agenda.

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

🚨While the state refuses to fund life-saving medicine for children, it simultaneously labels the students who raised one million Georgian lari for those children as extremists, fines and detains them, strips their university of most of its programs, and even threatens to sell off its campuses

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 22/05/2026

🔴 ‘I Don’t Think the Course Against the EU Is Fixed’ — Interview with the Outgoing German Ambassador Peter Fischer www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3v1...

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‘I Don’t Think the Course Against the EU Is Fixed’ — Interview with the Outgoing German Ambassador

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I’m beyond excited to hear this news! Andrzej is free! We continue the fight for #FreeMzia, #FreeJournalism, and #FreeWorld👇🏻 🟢So Andrzej can return to his home in #Belarus and live a happy life with his family one day. 🟢So #Georgia can return to its European path!

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 24/04/2026

🟥 #SakharovPrize20254 laureate journalist Mzia Amaglobeli argued that the statements falsely portrayed her as a criminal, a political activist, and a person acting under “foreign orders,” violating the presumption of innocence and damaging her reputation. ▶️ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 23/04/2026

🗣️At the “Georgia in Focus” exhibition in #Brussels, journalist Guram Rogava spoke about the sharp decline of press freedom in #Georgia, highlighting violence against journalists and ongoing impunity. #RepressionsInGeorgia #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeMzia #EU www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyKK...

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Guram Rogava Addresses Press Freedom Decline in Georgia at Brussels Event

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 06/04/2026

🟥An oligarch, Bidzina Ivanishvili - the honorary chairman of the GD party, former PM of #Georgia, and widely regarded as the country’s informal ruler - hosted President of #Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. The meeting also included govt delegations. The party published a video of the meeting.

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 06/04/2026

🚨As Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visits #Tbilisi, journalist Afgan Sadygov has been detained in #Baku after being deported from #Georgia on April 5, despite a @echr.coe.int ruling prohibiting his extradition due to risks to his safety. ▶️ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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

🟥 Mzia Amaglobeli’s case was reviewed for conditional early release and rejected because she “still doesn't repent her actions.” 🟥The law doesn't require acknowledgment of guilt or remorse for conditional early release ▶️https://batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-english/611438/ #FreeMzia #Georgia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 23/03/2026

Netgazeti journalist Mariam Dzidzaria faces up to 15 days in detention for allegedly “blocking the road” while covering protests with visible press ID. Court hearing is set for March 27. Media watchdogs & academics are calling for the charges to be dropped. ▶️ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Day 425 of Mzia Amaglobeli’s captivity. The fight continues – for her freedom, and for yours and ours. #FreeMzia

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

"We reiterate our solidarity with them, calling for justice and their immediate release. Amaglobeli’s reports of humiliating treatment while in detention must be investigated. We stand firmly with all women who defend truth and freedom."

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 06/03/2026

⏺️ What are the plans of Georgia’s opposition leaders, many of whom face pending cases after only recently leaving prison? Nika Gvaramia of the Ahali Party Speaking for You. Note: This interview was recorded on February 21. #GeorgiaProtests #Georgia

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Speaking for You: Nika Gvaramia

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Independent and critical media in #Georgia have one of the last remaining means of survival and it is crowdfunding and small donations. Now even this has become a problem. This clearly illustrates the absurdity of the repressive laws and their real purpose. #RepressionsInGeorgia

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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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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Hard to believe this is a real report from court and not a book or film scenario…yet, that’s the reality we are forced to live in #Georgia

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 09/02/2026

🟥 Introduced amid mass protests and a freeze on EU integration, Georgian Dream’s education reform is reshaping Georgia’s universities and schools in ways that experts say threaten academic autonomy, international cooperation, and students’ freedom of choice. #RepressionsInGeorgia #Georgia

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‘Reform’ to Seize Total Control: Georgian Dream Targets Education System - Batumelebi

Repression In Georgia • განათლება •

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Mariam Nikuradze @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"A recent study identified and analysed 250 cases of attacks and threats against professional media workers and editorial offices across Georgia in 2025." The report on attacks on journalists in Georgia that I helped to prepare for JFJ is now out: jfj.fund/attacks-on-m...

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

💭 At this point, reading and explaining these amendments doesn’t make any sense. Under them, if I want to attend a conference on press freedom policy and my ticket is gifted, I would need prior permission from the state. I wasn’t born in the Soviet Union, and I have no desire to live by its rules

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

“The real choice presented to civil society leaders and employees is not between seeking approval and defying it. Given the structure of the scheme, approval is not a genuine option. The true choice is between prison and exile”. #TerrorInGeorgia #RepressionInGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests #Georgia

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Opinion | Georgia’s regime has given critics a choice: prison or exile

A new draconian legislative package that vaguely defines a ‘foreign grant’ is placing anyone tangentially related to politics at risk of imprisonment.

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Wrote this op-ed for @eesc.bsky.social the night of Jan 11–12. Then came #WEF26, where one of my messages was articulated better.. yet here it goes: “Now the question is no longer whether the world will change, but whether it will be shaped by those who defend democracy or by those who destroy it”

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2026 AND THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY: LESSONS FROM GEORGIA

By Irma Dimitradze2026 did not arrive quietly. In Georgia, it arrived with a growing number of political prisoners, a frozen European future, and a country sliding toward authoritarian rule.

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

👐 The most spontaneous interview I’ve ever conducted, and the respondent made it absolutely compelling. If you follow #Georgia, I highly recommend watching it👇🏻 youtu.be/rU0Dldot-5s?... #GeorgiaProtests #Georgia

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Speaking for You: Zurab Girchi Japaridze on Prison, Georgia and the West

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🔴"Critical steps, including sanctioning Georgia’s leaders for undermining democratic processes and institutions, are needed to defend essential freedoms amid shrinking space for civil society". 🙏Grateful to the George W. Bush Presidential Center for highlighting the struggle of Mzia and #Georgia

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From prison, journalist Mzia Amaglobeli defends fellow Georgians’ dreams | George W. Bush Presidential Center

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 20/01/2026

🟥 “Mzia thanks everyone. She has no expectations and has no information whatsoever regarding a possible pardon… She said, “I’ll see you all in a year,” Malkhaz Amaglobeli, brother of Georgia’s unlawfully imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, told journalists. #FreeMzia #RepressionInGeorgia

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“She Has No Expectations” – Mzia Amaglobeli’s Brother Comments After Meeting Her in Prison - Batumelebi

Mzia Amaglobeli • Press Freedom • Repression In Georgia •

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Lawyers say pardons take immediate effect once sent to penitentiaries, but prisons are not required to notify families. Since the pardons were announced, nobody has been released from Rustavi Women’s Penitentiary or Gldani Prison. #TerrorInGeorgia

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It’s been over nine hours… snowing since morning… no word, nothing. This is pure evil. And they claim to be people of religion and family. They just don’t want to end this sadistic torture of poor elderly mothers and young children... they can’t get enough of it 😡 #TerrorInGeorgia

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🟥 “I have no hope and no expectations, but I came anyway, ” - Marina Terishvili, the mother of prisoner of conscience Giorgi Terishvili, arrived at Gldani Prison. This regime is cruel! #TerrorInGeorgia #RepressionInGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests

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Batumelebi&Netgazeti @netgazeti.org · 16/01/2026

🟥 The trial and conviction of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli violated her right to a fair trial and constituted an abuse of process, the Clooney Foundation for Justice asserted in a new TrialWatch Fairness Report released today. #FreeMzia ▶️ batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...

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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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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

⭕️ A young man fell ill during a protest near the Iranian Embassy in #Tbilisi. According to a family member, he learned while on his way to the rally that one of his relatives had been killed during protests in #Iran. Photo: @publikage.bsky.social / Mindia Gabadze

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

In several hours, regime in #Iran plans to execute a young man, #ErfanSoltani, in public. I can’t stop thinking about it. It keeps me awake at night. Thousands of people have been killed in the streets of Iran simply for demanding freedom. World needs to find a way to stop this.

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Huge thanks to the brilliant @hansgutbrod.bsky.social for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion, and to @gpaccardo.bsky.social & @voxeurop.bsky.social for always keeping #Georgia on the agenda. youtu.be/A7kr9WFaq44?...

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Voxeurop Live | Have we lost Georgia already?

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

🚨One year since journalist Mzia Amaglobeli was jailed. Today people marched in #Tbilisi demanding her freedom. 2025 Sakharov Prize laureate, Georgia’s first female journalist prisoner of conscience is sentenced to 2 years on trumped up charges. There are over 100 prisoners of conscience in #Georgia

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Civil.ge @civil.ge · 12/01/2026

On the one-year anniversary of the arrest of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, 24 diplomatic missions in Georgia reiterated in a joint statement their call for her “immediate release.”

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One Year After Arrest, Diplomatic Missions Reiterate Call to Free Mzia Amaghlobeli - Civil Georgia

On the one-year anniversary of the arrest of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, 24 diplomatic missions in

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Irma Dimitrdze @irmadimitradze.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Today we gathered in front of the women’s prison in Rustavi, where Mzia has been held hostage for a year. It still feels surreal that all of this is really happening, and yet here we are, doing everything we can, and we will keep fighting until the end. I just miss her so, so much. #FreeMzia

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