Zviad Kvaratskhelia

Affiliated media: Formula TV, TV Host

Incident date: October 25, 2025

Attack type:

Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Formula TV host and writer Zviad Kvaratskhelia was detained on October 25 and sentenced to three days of administrative detention for allegedly "artificially blocking the road" on Rustaveli Avenue.

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