US EditionCPJ, partners call on Georgia to free Mzia Amaglobeli ahead of verdict - Committee to Protect Journalists
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CPJ, partners call on Georgia to free Mzia Amaglobeli ahead of verdict - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, July 31, 2025—Ahead of Friday’s expected verdict in the trial of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 13 other media and human rights groups called on Georgian authorities to drop the charge against her and release her. Amaglobeli, founder and director of award-winning independent news outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, has been unjustly detained since January on the charge of attacking a police officer, …
Mzia Amaghlobeli, a renowned Georgian journalist, is at risk of losing her sight because she does not have access to the medical care she needs in detention. She suffers from a degenerative eye disease and her vision has seriously deteriorated since her arrest. Her right eye has only 10 per cent visual acuity and her left eye is almost completely blind. Despite repeated requests since February 2025 to be transferred to an ophthalmological centre…
Georgia: EFJ and press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli’s release
Ahead of the expected verdict in the case of veteran Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on Friday 1st August, the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations jointly renew our call on Georgian Dream authorities to dismiss the criminal charge against her and to facilitate her immediate release. Amaglobeli has been unjustly held in pre-trial detention since her arrest in January, during which time her health and eyesigh…
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European Centre for Press and Media FreedomCall for Release of Georgian Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli
Georgia: Ahead of verdict, press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli’s release Ahead of the expected verdict in the case of veteran Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on Friday August 1, the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations jointly renew our call on Georgian Dream authorities to dismiss the criminal charge against her and to facilitate her immediate release. 31 July 2025 Amaglobel…
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