On July 14, 2025, the court hearing of journalist Mazia Amaglobeli, who is being held in unlawful detention, was moved to a small courtroom by Judge Nino Sakhelashvili. According to the online media outlet Batumelebi, the judge made this decision after stating that shouts could be heard from the street in the courtroom “Freedom for Mazia! Freedom for political prisoners!”
According to the online media, a large number of people who wished to attend the hearing were unable to enter, including members of Mazia Amaglobeli’s family, colleagues, and representatives of the diplomatic corps.
The judge also denied the defense’s request for journalist Mazia Amaglobeli to give her testimony from the witness stand. Ultimately, she gave her testimony from a booth enclosed in glass.
For more than six months, Mazia Amaglobeli, founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, journalist, and media manager, has been held in unlawful detention. On July 9, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Georgia, calling for Mazia Amaglobeli’s release. Her release is also being demanded by local and international organizations.
