Jan 28, 2025 · Mzia Amaghlobeli (or Amaglobeli) (Georgian: მზია ამაღლობელი, born 12 May 1975) is a Georgian journalist, a co-founder and a director of online media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti.She is the Independent Journalists' House member, based in Batumi. [1]On 12 January 2025, during the protests in Georgia, Mzia Amaglobeli was …

2 days ago · TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli gets weaker every day as her hunger strike has reached three weeks in Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, her lawyer says. Now the 49-year-old is having difficulty walking the short distance from her cell to the room where they usually meet, and human rights ...

2 days ago · Tbilisi, Georgia — Jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli gets weaker every day as her hunger strike has reached three weeks in Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, her lawyer says ...

2 days ago · Jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli gets weaker every day as her hunger strike has reached three weeks in Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, her lawyer says. Now the 49-year-old ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The statement signed by more than 300 representatives of media community in Georgia said that Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder and manager of online publications “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti,” arrested and jailed by authorities, is the first female journalist prisoner of conscience in Georgia. The journalists, editors and media managers say ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli was officially charged with assaulting a police officer on Monday after being arrested over the weekend.

Jan 15, 2025 · A Georgian court has ordered media executive Mzia Amaghlobeli to remain in jail pending a trial for smacking a controversial police chief in the face during a protest in Batumi, Georgia’s second largest city.

Jan 14, 2025 · Mzia Amaghlobeli, a journalist with over two decades of experience, was detained on criminal charges of assaulting a police officer. Under Article 353 of the Criminal Code, assaulting a police officer can result in a prison sentence of 4 to 7 years.

Jan 13, 2025 · The founder of Netgazeti and Batumelebi, journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, has not yet been formally charged. Her lawyer, Juba Katamadze, says the defense cannot comment on the journalist’s position until the prosecution provides evidence.

6 days ago · Embassies of 14 member countries of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) have issued a joint statement demanding the release of Batumelebi and Netgazeti founder Mzia Amaghlobeli, who has been on hunger strike since her arrest earlier in January.. On Thursday, members of MFC cited Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, who said that Amaghlobeli’s pre-trial ...