
Georgian protesters charged for ‘obstructing’ pro-government journalists
The total number of people arrested in connection with the 4 October protests has now reached close to 70.

The total number of people arrested in connection with the 4 October protests has now reached close to 70.

Previously, the Georgian State Security Service (SSG) had suspected the pro-government channel’s 45-minute outage was due to sabotage.

Imedi, along with two other associated media outlets, were unable to broadcast for around 45 minutes on Monday evening.

Among those the prominent pro-government Georgian media outlet Imedi cited was Glenn Diesen, a contributor to the Russian state-run agency RT.

There have been widespread reports of Russian interference in the high-stakes parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday.

TV Imedi published purchase records as ‘evidence’ against NGOs targeted by the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Georgia’s fifth President Salome Zourabichvili warned that Georgia was at risk of becoming a grey zone where Russians could bypass Western sanctions.