
Georgia
‘This person is our conscience’ — Georgians rally for Mzia Amaghlobeli’s freedom a year after her arrest
Amaghlobeli was detained last January and later sentenced to two years in prison.

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.

The two journalists from the South Caucasus were among the top three finalists for the prize.