Georgia journalist jailed over protests against pro-Russian government deteriorates 3 weeks into hunger strike | Global News Avenue

Georgia’s Di Bilis -Pine her lawyer said that the reporter who was sentenced to prison Mzia Amaghlobeli would become weak every day, because her lawyer said that her hunger strike has reached three town Rustavi, a small town near the George Asian capital. Week. Now, it is difficult for the 49 -year -old young man to from her cell to the room where they usually meet, and human rights officials, colleagues and families are afraid of her life.

Amaghlobeli was arrested on January 12 Anti -government protest Among the coastal cities Batumi, more than 40 people who were detained were criminal charges of demonstrations. These demonstrations hit 3.7 million people in the South Caucasus country in recent months.

After the political turmoil, the parliamentary election won by the Georgian Dream Party, although his opponents accused the vote of manipulation.

Its results further pushed Georgia to Russia’s influence track. Georgia is eager to join the European Union, but the party suspended to join the conversation with the group after the election.

When it tries to consolidate its control of power, Georgia’s dream has hit rally and expression when the opposition says is similar to the president Vladimir Putin’s action in Russia neighborsIts former empire ruler.

The Prime Minister’s Irakli Kobakhidze defended the government’s actions, accusing the protesters of seeking “harm to the country” and trying to carry out a revolution, similar to the 2014 uprising in Ukraine, which caused a place The leaders of the Kremlin strike.

Last year, Georgia Dream adopted a series of laws, similar to Russia’s laws, restricted the rights group and media, and seriously reduced LGBTQ+rights. The EU’s condemnation laws also caused protests.

Former President of Georgia Independent politician Salome ZurabishviliIt is one of the most sound critics in Georgia’s dream, accusing the election intervention and calling last year’s election as “complete fraud.” According to Reuters, two international public opinion test teams headquartered in the United States agreed to the evaluation, saying that the results were statistically impossible.

However, on December 3, 2024, the Constitutional Court of Georgia rejected Qurabishvili announced that it had announced the announcement of the results of parliamentary elections and thus exacerbated the tension on the street. At the end of 2024, she was dismissed by the new parliamentary mechanism brought by Kobakhidze and left the Presidential Palace, but refused to admit that her successor was the legal president of the country.

Russia firmly opposed the wishes of many Georgians, that is, seeing that its country has joined the European Union and the United States NATO Military Alliance, and uses its economic and political influence to prevent the country from consistent with Western institutions. Russia Invaded Georgia in 2008 It continues occupy Southern Oussean and Abuhaz areas.

A 60 -minute interview last yearSulabishville has accused Russia of taking subtle and influential efforts to affect Georgia politics, calling it part of Moscow’s wider “mixed war” in the West. She said that Russia’s strategy includes spreading false information, imposing economic pressure and manipulating internal politics to prevent Georgian Asia from fully integrating with European neighbors and West.

Amaghlobeli, the founder of two well -known independent media media in Georgia, faces the charges of beating the police and can be sentenced to up to seven years in prison.

Many people detained by the police reported that the police or were abused by the police during the detention. International human rights groups are issuing alarm.

“All these depict a radical movement to prevent these demonstrations. According to reports, most people are peaceful.” The Associated Press.

A video released by the media shows that Amaghlobeli shot Batumi’s police director in the protest. Witnesses and her lawyers said that the police abused her in her body and verbal, which was her response to this.

Her lawyer Juba Sikharulidze told the Associated Press that the police director “spit on Mzia’s face and denied that she could use drinking water or toilet, and the abuse continued.”

The lawyer said the authorities are investigating the allegations. The Ministry of the Interior has not responded to AP’s comment request.

Kobakhidze said that the authorities will investigate any excessive use force, but in the case of amaghlobeli, her action is “in front of the camera.”

The Prime Minister said: “This crime is absolutely clear.”

AMAGHLOBELI, an independent media website of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, started a hunger strike on protests. Now George Asian and Western rights advocates said that her life is in danger.

The European Human Rights Commission Commission Michael O’Flaherty told Europe’s free radio/free radio free radio, and the situation of Amaghlobeli “need emergency action.”

“This is not only the issue of freedom and imprisonment-this is a matter of life and death. I very much hope that the authorities can act at a necessary speed under such extremely difficult circumstances.” Just like saying.

NESTAN TSETSKHLADZE, editor of Netgazeti, said that Amaghlobeli’s arrest had a shuddering impact on other reporters.

TSETSKHLADZE told the Associated Press: “If this is the founder, directors and media managers of the most outstanding independent media, they do not have any political influence and influential groups, and others can treat or more in the same way or change. Alas.

Another George Asian who was sentenced to prison for participating in the protest was drama and film actor Andro Chichinadze. Chichinazde, 28, actively participated in the re -ignition protests in November.

Police raid his house and arrested him on December 5. He faced the allegations of “participating in group violence” and could be imprisoned for 9 years.

His lawyer said the prosecutor’s video had a video of Qiqndaz’s wave and throwing a bottle, and they claimed that it was thrown by the police to him. They also said that there was no evidence that he hit anyone, and no one came forward as his so -called victim of violence.

Chichinadze denied the allegations. At the pre -trial detention hearing, he compared himself with the Kafka character who was “judging and could not figure out what he had happened.”

His mother, Lika Guntsadze, said in an AP interview that the case against his son was “absurd and absurd.”

On the weekend, in the continuous demonstration of Bilis, there are more arrest-so far, a brief fine or a short punishment in prison in prison so far. On Monday, the police said that a total of 31 people were detained.

According to media reports, some were released soon. According to the office of Georgia Public defender, many people were abused by the police during the arrest and after being arrested.

Georgia Dream announced on Monday that it plans to impose severe punishment for crimes and administrative crimes. Protesters can be accused, including increasing imprisonment time, higher fines and prison clauses.

Eka Gigauri, Executive Director of Transparent International Georgia, told AP that she believed that the government “used Russian and Belarus scripts” when it was targeted at government opponents.

She said, “How do they attack citizen activists have nothing new.” “This happened a few years ago.”

The mother of the arrested actor Andro Chichinadze responded to this emotion when he described Georgia’s suppression after the suppression of the EU.

“We chose Europe and was taken to Russia.”