Tbilisi Court of Appeals Upheld the Sentence Imposed on Activists Anastasia Zinovkina and Artem Gribul
Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld the sentence imposed on Russian activists Anastasia Zinovkina and Artem Gribul, who are being held in a Georgian prison.
Court | MIA Hate Speech Monitoring Division | Ministry of Interior
Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Financial Sanctions→Use of Fines, Sanctions or Administrative Leverage for the Purpose of Economic Pressure
Theona Baghdavadze Fined GEL 1,500 for Insulting Natia Beridze on Social Media
Tbilisi City Court found Theona Baghdavadze administratively liable and imposed a GEL 1,500 fine. The case concerns alleged verbal insult directed at Natia Beridze on social media.
Intimidation, Threats and Discreditation→Public Discrediting or Stigmatization of Activists
Pro-Government Media Covered the Visit of Civil Society Representatives to Strasbourg in a Discrediting Manner
The pro-government media outlet TV Imedi covered the visit of Nino Dolidze, Giorgi Burjanadze, and Giorgi Oniani to Strasbourg. According to available information, they met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset.
Intimidation, Threats and Discreditation→Public Discrediting or Stigmatization of Activists
Discrediting Rhetoric against Civil Society and Protest Participants Continues
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili made discrediting statements about Eka Gigauri, Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia. The statements were later disseminated as cards on the Facebook page of the pro-government TV channel Imedi.
Penitentiary System (Pre-trial Detention Center, Prison)
Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Physical Violence and Ill-treatment→Ill-treatment in Temporary Detention Facilities or Penitentiary Institutions
Archil Museliantsi Describes Harsh Prison Conditions in a Letter Sent from Prison
Archil Museliantsi, who was detained during the pro-European protest rallies and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment over damage amounting to GEL 534, sent a letter from prison to TV Formula. In the letter, Museliantsi writes about harsh sanitary and hygienic conditions, inadequate food quality, limited access to medical care, and degrading treatment by penitentiary staff.
Intimidation, Threats and Discreditation→Verbal Threats or Pressure
Kordz’s Concert in Gori Postponed for Security Reasons
The concert of musician Aleksandre Kordzaia, known as Kordz, scheduled for 26 September in Gori, was postponed. The concert was to be held as part of the Kamara Festival, organized by the Danish Cultural Institute. According to the organizer, the festival cannot take place in its planned form due to security considerations.
Court | MIA Hate Speech Monitoring Division | Ministry of Interior
Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Incident Type:
Financial Sanctions→Use of Fines, Sanctions or Administrative Leverage for the Purpose of Economic Pressure
Activist Ana Bdeiani Fined GEL 4,000 over Alleged Insult against Irakli Kobakhidze
Judge Davit Makaradze imposed a GEL 4,000 fine on activist Ana Bdeiani. The MIA accused her of insulting a state-political official under Article 173¹⁶ of the Code of Administrative Offences.
Intimidation, Threats and Discreditation→Public Discrediting or Stigmatization of Activists
A Statement Aimed at Discrediting Participants of the Pro-European Protest Was Disseminated on Imedi’s Broadcast
On the pro-government TV channel Imedi’s program Open Air, a former GIPA student stated that she left the university because, according to her, lecturers forced students to attend rallies and awarded them grades in return.
Intimidation, Threats and Discreditation→Public Discrediting or Stigmatization of Activists
Educational Seminar Held in Bakhmaro Became a Target of Criticism and Discrediting by Pro-Government Media and Government Representatives
An educational seminar organized by the Tbilisi School of Political Studies was held in Bakhmaro. According to available information, the seminar was held with the support of the Council of Europe and was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, including EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński.
