
Mtavari journalist attacked after calling ruling party satellite member a ‘slave’
Journalist Giorgi Mamniashvili called Vato Shakarashvili a ‘slave’, after which a physical confrontation began.
Journalist Giorgi Mamniashvili called Vato Shakarashvili a ‘slave’, after which a physical confrontation began.
The jailing of opposition TV head Nika Gvaramia in Georgia has provoked protests and condemnation from abroad. Several thousand people took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Wednesday over what they called the politically motivated persecution of Gvaramia, the co-founder and director of opposition TV channel Mtavari Arkhi. The demonstration was organised by local media groups and was joined by opposition politicians and civil society organisations. On Monday, Tbilisi City Court sent
Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Nika Gvaramia, the director of opposition-leaning TV channel Mtavari and one of the lawyers of Mikheil Saakashvili, to three years and six months in prison for abusing his position. Gvaramia was on trial for crimes allegedly committed while the director of another TV company, Rustavi 2. He was charged in 2020 with abuse of power and embezzling property at Rustavi 2, commercial bribery, and forging documents. He was found not guilty on the last three counts.