The court refused to consider Amaglobeli's second lawsuit against the Georgian Prime Minister.

A Tbilisi court has ruled inadmissible the second lawsuit filed by Netgazeti and Batumelebi founder Mzia Amaglobeli against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, who demanded that statements made by the head of government about her be declared false.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 18, 2025, the two-year sentence of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the Batumelebi and Netgazeti publications, was upheld. Both the defense and the prosecution appealed the sentence. The Supreme Court of Georgia refused to accept the case for consideration. Thus, the appellate court's decision remained in force, and the possibilities for appealing the verdict were exhausted. Amaglobeli was also denied parole. In November 2025, Tbilisi City Court Judge David Akobidze dismissed Mzia Amaglobeli's lawsuit, which demanded that Irakli Kobakhidze refute false accusations against her.

The Tbilisi City Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by convicted journalist Mzia Amaglobeli against Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Novosti Georgia reported today.

The complaint concerned statements made by Kobakhidze, which the journalist's defense team deemed defamatory and a violation of the presumption of innocence. The Georgian prime minister claimed, in particular, that Amaglobeli acted "on specific instructions" from outside, seeking to damage the reputation of the police and security forces. He called her a "party activist" and accused her of "political violence." All of these comments were made during the investigation.

The defense demanded that Kobakhidze publicly retract these statements. At the hearing, Amaglobeli herself emphasized that, in essence, this is a matter of disseminating false facts, the report says.

"If the statements contested in the case were merely evaluative in nature, and I did not see them as disseminating knowingly false facts, believe me, no matter how morally unacceptable, provocative, or shocking they were, I would not attach such importance to them as to go to court. <...> I really hope that the court will not dismiss this case. This was the dissemination of false information. Let the court determine whether it was intentional or the result of carelessness. Is it a demonstration of power or disrespect for the court that I cannot see the defendant here [in the courtroom]?" Batumelebi quotes Amaglobeli as saying at today's hearing.

The court declared the complaint inadmissible, refusing to begin consideration on the merits. However, the defendant's position remained unclear, so As a representative of Kobakhidze, she also failed to appear in court, writes Publika.

Amaglobeli continues to serve her sentence for slapping a police officer

As a reminder, on the night of January 12, 2025, 10 people were detained in Batumi, including Mzia Amaglobeli. Amaglobeli was detained for posting a poster calling for a general strike on a wall. When Amaglobeli was released, she found herself in a stampede where an incident occurred involving the city's police chief, Irakli Dgebuadze. According to a silent video published by the Imedi TV channel, Amaglobeli, surrounded and held by police, said something to Dgebuadze, who responded and turned away. Amaglobeli sharply pulled him back and slapped him. After this, the journalist was detained again, according to a report from the "Caucasian Knot" "The Mzia Amaglobeli Case: Circumstances of the Arrest and a Campaign in Defense of the Journalist.

On January 11, female politicians demonstrated outside the Rustavi prison to demand the release of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Netgazeti and Batumelebi. They unfurled banners: "Mzia Amaglobeli a Year in Prison!", "Freedom for Prisoners of Conscience!" and others.

The Amaglobeli case has also received international attention. Thus, the Vice President of the European Parliament called on the Georgian Dream to release the journalist, who is losing her sight in prison. Pina Picerno proposed sending Amaglobeli abroad for treatment so that she could receive specialized medical care and preserve her sight.

In October 2025, the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly published a resolution demanding the release of Mzia Amaglobeli.

On January 12, the anniversary of the journalist's arrest, diplomatic missions from 23 countries and the European Union called Amaglobeli's sentence politically motivated and called for her release.

Since the journalist's arrest, demands for her release and an investigation into the actions of the police leadership have been raised Batumi also sounds at the mass protests that have been taking place daily in Georgia since November 2024.

In October 2025, Mzia Amaglobeli received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which is the highest award of the European Union for human rights activities.