Georgian poet Zviad Ratiani faces up to 7 years in jail for ‘slapping a police officer’
Ratiani was detained on charges of assaulting a police officer.| OC Media
Ratiani was detained on charges of assaulting a police officer.| OC Media
Nino Datashvili’s lawyers consider the prosecutor’s demand to be a punitive measure.| OC Media
The total number of detainees following 4 October has now exceeded 40.| OC Media
Like journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, the court downgraded Ratiani’s charges in a last minute decision ahead of sentencing.| OC Media
The total number of detainees following Saturday’s events has reached 36.| OC Media
A brief attempt to storm the presidential palace pushed back by police.| OC Media
Georgia is witnessing two historic events: a partial boycott and a ‘peaceful revolution’ announced by some opposition members.| OC Media
Tbilisi City Court delivered verdicts for eight protesters on Tuesday.| OC Media
Giorgi Mindadze was the latest Georgian protester to receive a multi-year prison sentence.| OC Media
Critics see the ongoing case as yet another attack on civil society.| OC Media
In Georgia, many civil society and media organisations rely on foreign grants for their operations.| OC Media
The inquiry has heightened concerns about the recent restrictive laws passed by Georgian Dream.| OC Media
The Georgian authorities have already targeted civil society under a number of other laws.| OC Media
OC Media has learned that at least five media outlets have been affected by the inquiries.| OC Media
Separately, a journalist from Germany was forced to pay a hefty fine for ‘blocking a road’ during a protest before being let into Georgia.| OC Media
The mothers of Georgians arrested during the protests have been travelling across the country to share letters from their imprisoned children.| OC Media
The Prosecutor General’s Office accused the organisations of inciting violence.| OC Media
Six other organisations received letters from the Anti-Corruption Bureau last week.| OC Media
Mzia Amaghlobeli was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping Batumi’s police chief.| OC Media
