Persecution based on professional grounds | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Detention/ArrestLegal incident
Journalist Basti Mgaloblishvili from the online outlet Publika was arrested but released a few hours later
On October 24, Publika journalist Basti Mgaloblishvili was arrested and released a few hours later.
According to Publika, Mgaloblishvili was told that he had been “mistaken for someone else” and was then released.
TV Formula founder and director Giorgi Liponava arrested for participating in a protest
On October 24, 2025, the founder and director of TV Formula, Giorgi Liponava, was arrested for participating in a protest. He was sentenced to three days of administrative detention.
Writer and host of one of TV Formula’s programs, Zviad Kvaratskhelia, was arrested for participating in a protest
On October 24, 2025, Zviad Kvaratskhelia, a writer, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Intellect, was arrested for participating in a protest. The court sentenced him to three days of administrative detention.
Journalist Lika Basilaia-Shavgulidze, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, was arrested for participating in a protest
On October 22, 2025, Lika Basialia-Shavgulidze, a member of the Georgian Public Broadcaster Supervisory Board, was arrested at a protest.
Footage shows the journalist standing on the sidewalk, addressing the police. She was neither wearing a mask nor blocking the road.
Pro-government/Propaganda television station “Imedi”
Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
DiscreditingVerbal attack
After Mzia Amaglobeli received the Sakharov Prize, pro-government media once again tried to discredit the journalist
On October 22, Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, who has been imprisoned for more than nine months, received the European Union’s highest human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize. This recognition of the journalist was followed by yet another attempt by pro-government television stations to discredit her.
Persecution based on professional grounds | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Detention/ArrestLegal incident
Another “Formula” journalist, Tsira Zhvania, was detaned for participating in the protest
On Tuesday, October 21, Tsira Zhvania, a social media journalist for TV Company “Formula”, was arrested for blocking a road during a protest. According to the TV company, she was met by two police officers at her home.
Former Georgian Public Broadcaster journalist Vasil-Ivanov Chikovani was arrested for participating in a protest
On October 21, 2025, journalist Vasil-Ivanov Chikovani was reportedly arrested for participating in a protest. According to media reports, his spouse was also detained. A judge imposed a fine of 5,000 GEL on him.
Court | Law enforcement | სამართალდამცველი | სამართალდამცველი
Persecution based on professional grounds | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Detention/ArrestLegal incident
Journalist Keta Tsitskishvili detaned for participating in protest
On Monday, October 20, journalist and TV presenter Keta Tsitskishvili from the TV company Formula was arrested. According to media reports, she is accused of blocking a road. A day earlier, on October 19, journalist Vakho Sanaia was arrested on the same charge and sentenced to five days in prison.
Journalist Vakho Sanaia detaned for participating in protest
On October 19, Vakho Sanaia, a journalist and TV presenter for the TV company Formula, was detained. He is accused of blocking a road, and the Tbilisi City Court sentenced him to six days of administrative detention.
