
Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia sentenced to additional 1.5 years for throwing water at judge
Melia is already serving an eight-month sentence for failing to appear before an anti-opposition parliamentary commission.

The Georgian Government’s announcement on 28 November that they would not seek to open accession negotiations with the EU ‘until 2028’ has led to a crisis in the country.

Melia is already serving an eight-month sentence for failing to appear before an anti-opposition parliamentary commission.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte added that the concerns had been made ‘clear’ to Tbilisi.

Georgia’s daily anti-government movement is marking its first year against a backdrop of ongoing arrests.

The report, filled with numerous accusations, aired on the channel’s main analytical programme.

Georgia’s theatres have been at the forefront of anti-government demonstrations — yet their strike still failed.

The case involved the police killing of a 19-year-old in 2004.

A ban on filming and recording trials was first adopted in June, largely targeting journalists from reporting on politically sensitive cases.