{"id":127443,"date":"2025-02-23T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127443\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"baj-supports-demands-to-release-prominent-georgian-journalist","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127443\/","title":{"rendered":"BAJ supports demands for release of prominent Georgian journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mzia-amaglobeli-netgazeti-20250223.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mzia-amaglobeli-netgazeti-20250223.jpg 675w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mzia-amaglobeli-netgazeti-20250223-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mzia-amaglobeli-netgazeti-20250223-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Mzia Amaglobeli\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(netgazeti.ge)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The exiled Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) joined the International Press Institute&#8217;s (IPI) statement, which was signed by 90 rights and media freedom groups, demanding the release of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amaglobeli, known as the founder of local independent outlets <em>Netgazeti <\/em>and <em>Batumelebi<\/em>, was arrested on January 11 at a protest rally against the refusal of the ruling Georgian Dream party to proceed with the European Union accession talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amaglobeli was charged with assaulting a police officer and may face up to seven years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journalist spent 38 days on a hunger strike and is currently hospitalized. The hearing on her pre-trial detention is scheduled for March 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">BAJ and other media organizations support Georgian journalists<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 20, Pozirk. Journalists have faced dozens of physical attacks, verbal abuses and obstructions during the dispersal of protests in Georgia since November 28, according to a statement released by the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). According to Georgian media &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/119241\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 23, Pozirk. The exiled Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) joined the International Press Institute&#8217;s (IPI) statement, which was signed by 90 rights and media freedom groups, demanding the release of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. Amaglobeli, known as the founder of local independent outlets Netgazeti and Batumelebi, was arrested on January 11 at a protest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":127435,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-127443","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BAJ supports demands for release of prominent Georgian journalist | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 23, Pozirk. 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