
Georgia’s Epiphany pardon fiasco leaves families freezing outside prisons in vain
Families, journalists, and activists spent two snowy days outside Georgian prisons hoping for a presidential pardon for imprisoned government critics.

Families, journalists, and activists spent two snowy days outside Georgian prisons hoping for a presidential pardon for imprisoned government critics.

Amaghlobeli was detained last January and later sentenced to two years in prison.

Amaghlobeli’s side sought a public retraction of Kobakhidze’s accusations.

The hearing lasted around seven hours, five of which consisted of lawyer Maia Mtsariashvili’s concluding speech.

The short documentaries were screened at the London Georgian Film Festival the same day as Georgia’s controversial municipal elections.

Mzia Amaghlobeli was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping Batumi’s police chief during a heated argument.

Batumi Police Chief Irakli Dgebuadze was accused of inhumane treatment by imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and others.