Gela Mtivlishvili

Affiliated media: Mtis Ambebi, Journalist, Founder

Incident date: January 23, 2024

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Civil.ge

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On January 31, Tbilisi City Court Judge Nino Shcherbakovi imposed GEL 2,000 (approximately USD 750) fine on Gela Mtivlishvili, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Georgian news agency “Mtis Ambebi” [Mountain Stories]. Mtivlishvili was detained by police during the Kekelidze Street eviction standoff on January 23 and was released on parole later that day. He was charged with police disobedience. On January 23, a dramatic eviction on Kekelidze Street in Tbilisi turned into a tense standoff between authorities, the evicted family and a group of protesters.