
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.
Saba Jikia, the convicted protester, has maintained his innocence.
Giorgi Mindadze was the latest Georgian protester to receive a multi-year prison sentence.
It’s been a week since yet another restriction for Georgian media came into force: photos, videos, and audio recordings are no longer allowed inside courtrooms, the court building, or even the courtyard. The new regulation does say that the High Council of Justice is entitled to grant permission after individual appeals from reporters, but so far, all appeals have been left unanswered — therefore, it’s been a week without any quality content from the important trials of detained protesters. Ac
The detention of four miners dramatically changed the direction of the Chiatura protest.
The body of Vano Nadiradze, who reportedly died of natural causes, was not met with the customary honour guard upon its arrival back in Georgia.
Ratiani was detained on charges of assaulting a police officer.