Georgia: unknown persons kidnap opposition activist

January 29, 2025 22:40

• Georgian Ombudsperson tells about Mziya Amaglobeli’s health condition

  Mziya Amaglobeli, a journalist, who has been on her hunger strike for the third week, feels satisfactory, her condition is monitored by doctors. More than 300 Georgian journalists have signed a letter in Mziya’s support.

January 29, 2025 22:12

• Georgian activist links his kidnapping to participation in protests

  Vakho Pitskhelauri, an activist, was kidnapped and beaten up by unknown persons; he managed to escape. He believes that his kidnapping had to do with his participation in protests against the policy of the “Georgian Dream” Party.

January 29, 2025 21:22

• Pacifist comments result in fine for Stavropol woman

  The court has fined Yulia Seireikidis, a resident of the city of Stavropol, by 30,000 roubles, finding her comments posted in the social network as discrediting the Russian Army.

January 28, 2025 23:59

• Analysts assess prospects for investigation into torture of Magomedov

  The attention of the Dagestani authorities to a complaint filed by Magomed Magomedov, a native of the republic, about torture by law enforcers in the Moscow Region could affect the investigation, analysts believe.

January 28, 2025 23:17

• In Volgograd, rally participants honour memory of Holocaust victims

  In Volgograd, a rally, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, was attended by members of the Jewish community, local officials, and guests of the city. Some participants of the rally have claimed that the tragedy of the Holocaust is not being sufficiently covered in educational institutions’ programmes.