Georgia: Impunity prevails as Mzia Amaghlobeli to be jailed after ill treatment and an unfair trial

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the conviction and two-year imprisonment of prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “Mzia Amaghlobeli was subjected to a litany of abuses at the hands of the police: verbally assaulted, spat on, injured and then refused medical help. This was admitted by […] The post Georgia: Impunity prevails as Mzia Amaghlobeli to be jailed after ill treatment and an unfair trial appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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