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Afgan Mukhtarli

ECHR rules there was insufficient evidence Georgian Government kidnapped Mukhtarli

by Robin Fabbro

•3 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond doubt that the Georgian Government abducted investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli and handed him over to Azerbaijan. Mukhtarli, a prominent journalist known for investigating official corruption in Azerbaijan, disappeared from the streets of Tbilisi on the night of 29 May 2017. He reappeared in Azerbaijani custody a day later and was charged with illegally crossing the border. In it

Ioseb (Soso) Gogashvili in court. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze / RFE/RL

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Former Georgian security chief sentenced to five years

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

The former deputy head of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG), Ioseb (Soso) Gogashvili, has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges including abuse of power. Supporters of the former official claim the charges are politically motivated. Tbilisi City Court announced the decision on Tuesday afternoon. The court found Gogashvili guilty of all five charges, which included exceeding official powers, obtaining, storing, and disseminating personal data, and illegally purchasing a

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Podcast | Evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes and the SSG's involvement in the abduction of Mukhtarli

by OC Media

•2 min read

In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, Robin Fabbro talks to Ani Avetisyan and Ismi Aghayev about the latest accusations of war crimes levelled against Azerbaijan. Read More: * Western countries express horror at Azerbaijan POW execution video * Azerbaijan ‘investigating’ new POW execution footage * Footage appears to show desecration of female Armenian soldier OC Media co-director and journalist Mariam Nikuradze discusses the Georgian State Security Service

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Mukhtarli identifies top Georgian security official as one of his kidnappers

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli has identified Giorgi Trapaidze, the head of Georgian counterintelligence, as being personally among his abductors. Nodar Meladzis Shabati, an investigative show on TV channel Pirveli, broke the story on 1 October. After showing Mukhtarli images of three officials from the State Security Service (SSG) possibly involved in his kidnapping, Mukhtarli recognised Trapaidze as the driver of the car by which he was taken from Tbilisi. Mukhtarli, a prominent

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Kidnap, smuggling, and rigged elections: 5 allegations by Georgia’s former security chief

by Shota Kincha

•6 min read

A former deputy director of Georgia’s security service has made a series of serious accusations against the government in recent months, ranging from the kidnapping of a political activist to setting up a system to smuggle goods over the Russian-Georgian border. We’ve rounded up five of his most provocative allegations below. Around midnight on 15 July, police arrested the former deputy director of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG), Soso (Ioseb) Gogashvili, raiding his house. F

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Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli freed from prison

by OC Media

•4 min read

Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli has been freed from prison in Azerbaijan where he was serving a 6-year sentence for charges widely condemned by rights groups as being trumped up. Mukhtarli was conditionally released from the remainder of his sentence on Tuesday by the Surakhani District Court. His lawyer, Nemat Kerimli, told RFE/RFEL that he had filed an appeal to the court earlier. The news of Mukhtarli’s release was first shared by Mukhtarli’s brother, Ramazan Mukhtarli on Faceb

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Controversial Georgian ex-Chief Prosecutor reconfirmed to his post

by OC Media

•6 min read

In spite of opposition protests and a boycott by the opposition, the Georgian Dream majority in parliament has confirmed Irakli Shotadze, the former Chief Prosecutor of Georgia, as Chief Prosecutor once again. Shotadze served in the position from November 2015 until the spring of 2018, when he was forced to resign amidst large street rallies in Tbilisi over his and other officials’ handling of the Khorava Street killings. As Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia entered the Parliament ami

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Afgan Mukhtarli

ECHR rules there was insufficient evidence Georgian Government kidnapped Mukhtarli

Former Georgian security chief sentenced to five years

Podcast | Evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes and the SSG's involvement in the abduction of Mukhtarli

Mukhtarli identifies top Georgian security official as one of his kidnappers

Kidnap, smuggling, and rigged elections: 5 allegations by Georgia’s former security chief

Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli freed from prison

Controversial Georgian ex-Chief Prosecutor reconfirmed to his post

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