On February 4, 2025, Gela Mtivlishvili, founder and editor of the outlet Mtis Ambebi, published a Facebook post revealing that a vehicle belonging to the newsroom was deliberately damaged.

According to Mtivlishvili, the same individual who damaged the car later came to his residence and knocked on his door. He also shared a photo on social media as evidence of the incident.

“In the morning, the company vehicle was damaged. CCTV footage shows a person deliberately throwing a stone at the windshield three times to break it. We’ve already reported it to 112. The thing is, this person lives in the same building and has access to the security system and the entrance codes. I’ve never done anything but good for him, which is why it’s clear to me that someone told him to do this,” the journalist wrote.

Gela Mtivlishvili has previously been the target of both verbal and physical attacks by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the police.