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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sophiko Megrelidze and Dasha Litvinova

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

Georgia Crackdown - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli gets weaker every day as her hunger strike has reached three weeks in Rustavi, a town near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, her lawyer says.

Now the 49-year-old is having difficulty walking the short distance from her cell to the room where they usually meet, and human rights officials, colleagues and family fear for her life.

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