On May 30, 2025, Judge Lela Tsagareishvili of the Tbilisi City Court reviewed the case of journalist and TV host Natia Gogsadze and fined her 5,000 GEL, despite the journalist’s claim that she was fulfilling her professional duties and had submitted relevant evidence. Judge Tsagareishvili is on Estonia’s list of sanctioned individuals.

Natia Gogsadze received the notice of the fine back when she was still a host at the TV company “Mtavari Arkhi,” on February 13, 2025. According to the administrative offense report, the Ministry of Internal Affairs accused the journalist of blocking the road during a pro-European protest on February 2, 2025.

Just a few days earlier, on May 23, Judge Zviad Tsekvava also imposed a 5,000 GEL fine on Mariam Kavshbaia, a journalist from the online outlet “Publika.”

Since November 28, 2024, during the period of pro-European protests, publicly available information indicates that there have been more than 35 instances where administrative reports were filed against journalists present at or working during the demonstrations.