Georgia
Russian activists in Georgia sentenced to 8.5 years on drug charges
Anastasia Zinovkina and Artem Gribul were active in the protests against Georgian Dream and believe the drugs were planted on them.
Mariam Nikuradze
A veteran journalist with over a decade of experience, Mariam is passionate about gender equality and workers’ rights. Though often managing from behind a desk, her instinct to report from the ground kicks in whenever news breaks.
Georgian Dream
Georgian Dream supporters attack protesters outside election HQ
Several protesters and journalists were left injured after the attacks by supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
OC Insider
Tears, anger, and resolve: how the Georgian public reacted to the sentencing of protesters
Over the course of two days, from 2-3 September, Tbilisi City Court sentenced 20 people from two to two and half years in jail and one protester to eight and a half years in jail on drug charges — another protester was cleared of drug charges. Since the summer, media has been banned from filming inside the courtrooms, court buildings, and courtyards, but since the ban came to force, the practice has been such that the court bailiff and police have been more relaxed on this ban in the courtyard
Georgia
Georgian courts acquit protester and sentence another to 4.5 years
Tedo Abramov was cleared of drug charges while Davit Khomeriki was found guilty of possessing a Molotov cocktail during the protests.
Georgia
Georgian court sentences 19-year-old to 4.5 years in prison for ‘attacking a police officer’ during a protest
Saba Jikia, the convicted protester, has maintained his innocence.
Georgia
Georgian protester sentenced to five years in prison against backdrop of protests
Giorgi Mindadze was the latest Georgian protester to receive a multi-year prison sentence.
