Statement by Journalists, Editors, and Media Managers on the Arrest of Mzia Amaghlobeli and the Deteriorating Media Environment in Georgia - Monitori English

Statement by Journalists, Editors, and Media Managers on the Arrest of Mzia Amaghlobeli and the Deteriorating Media Environment in Georgia

Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder and manager of online publications “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti,” is the first female journalist prisoner of conscience in Georgia.  Mzia Amaghlobeli is being punished by the regime of oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who earned his billions in Russia, for her impartial journalism and exemplary civil activism. She did not commit the criminal offense … Continue reading Statement by Journalists, Editors, and Media Managers on the Arrest of Mzia Amaghlobeli and the Deteriorating Media Environment in Georgia