Persecution of activists

June 19, 2025 16:46

• Journalist Nizfa Arshba* refuses to disclose her sources to Abkhazian State Security Service

  At a trial on a lawsuit against the State Security Service of Abkhazia, Abkhazian journalist Nizfa Arshba* called the compensation in the amount of five million roubles demanded by her adequate. The journalist also refused to disclose the sources of her posts. Representatives of the defendant’s side withdrew their statement on readiness for a settlement agreement.

June 18, 2025 18:24

• Refusal to exclude “Memorial”* from foreign agents register upheld

  The Moscow appellate court has rejected the complaint against the court ruling refusing to remove the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* from the register of foreign agents.

June 18, 2025 18:12

• Book about life of rights defender Natalia Estemirova published

  The book "Please Live" about the life of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova has been presented in England. According to the author, Lana Estemirova, it took many years to write the book because it was emotionally difficult. Lana wanted to immortalize her mother's name in the absence of a fair investigation into her mother's murder.

June 16, 2025 17:46

• Georgia: on 200th day of protests, they burn down Russian flag

  Several marches were held in Tbilisi on the 200th day of pro-European protests. Torchlight marchers, whose faces were hidden by masks, have burned down a Russian flag in front of the Georgian Parliament.

June 13, 2025 18:26

• Law enforcers force protesters off Tbilisi street

  Policemen have forced protesters who spent the night near the university in Tbilisi to leave the roadway.

June 12, 2025 16:55

• Georgian authorities deport Temur Katamadze to Turkey

  The Georgian authorities have expelled Temur Katamadze (Gafar Yilmaz), who has become a symbol of the anti-government protests in Batumi, to Turkey.

June 11, 2025 18:28

• Count of political prisoners in Azerbaijan reaches 375

  Within the last four months, the list of Azeri political prisoners has been replenished with more than 20 names of journalists, oppositionists, activists and believers.

June 11, 2025 18:24

• Chechin gives details of beating in Tbilisi prison

  Anton Chechin, a Russian citizen, was beaten up by employees of the Tbilisi prison after he asked to be transferred to a non-smoking cell. The beaten Chechin was placed into a dungeon (punishment cell) for several hours and only then received some medical care.

June 11, 2025 14:03

• In Tbilisi, participants of protest action attacked by unidentified persons

  In Tbilisi, unidentified persons attacked participants of the “March of Unity” who were distributing newspapers with letters from political prisoners. Supporters of the Georgia’s European integration blocked Rustaveli Avenue on the 195th day of the protests.

June 09, 2025 14:29

• In Tbilisi and Zugdidi, activists demand to release political prisoners

  On the 193rd day of protests, participants in the pro-European action again blocked traffic in front of the Georgian parliament building. Relatives of those arrested for participating in the protest actions took part in a rally in Zugdidi, where they distributed a newspaper with letters from political prisoners.

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