On October 18, 2025, Georgian authorities detained 14 individuals during a protest on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue. The Ministry of Internal Affairs cited offenses such as blocking traffic and concealing faces, actions now punishable under recent legislation. Among those detained were journalist Vakho Sanaia, co-anchor of TV Formula's main news program, and activists Levan Jobava and Shalva Chubinidze. Tbilisi City Court sentenced Jobava and Chubinidze to 14 days of administrat
Being a journalist in Georgia means risking your safety to report the truth. Since 2023, more than 70 journalists have been beaten, pepper-sprayed, or attacked covering protests, evictions, and corruption. Despite violence and repression, Georgian journalists keep working—live-streaming, investigating, and exposing injustice—because silencing the press silences society.
