Reporters Without Borders: The Georgian government’s ruthless authoritarian tactics led to the arrest of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli
Irakli Kobakhidze: If you are few, you should express your protest accordingly; if you are many, you can block streets and avenues - but 50, 100, or even 150 people cannot impose their will on 4 million people
Irakli Kobakhidze: The UK must first apologize for the public broadcaster’s falsehoods - "the parrot lost its feathers", this is what you’ve come to; your lies burst like a soap bubble
The State Security Service Training Center will be renamed, transformed into an academy, and will have the ability to teach students through a master’s program
Irakli Kobakhidze: Georgia has maintained a steady trend of economic growth for years - from 2021 to 2024, the country recorded one of the highest economic growth rates in the world, averaging 9.8%
Levan Khabeishvili: I’m in solitary confinement, like a lab rat. It’s psychological pressure - you have to look at the sky through metal ‘grids.’ But I’ve gotten used to being in a dungeon, and I have nothing to ask from people who poisoned the population!
TI-Georgia: Georgia Has Become Captured, Kleptocratic State
Levan Khabeishvili to the opposition: I don’t want to go to prison either, but you must overcome fear! Open your ears! Wake up a little! Have courage! How do you sleep at night - at home drinking a cappuccino?
Irakli Kirtskhalia: In recent days, there has been a flood of disinformation against our country coming from the UK government and its so‑called media, both under the control of informal governance - take care of your own country! Take care of your own people!
Zurab Chavchanidze, defendant in the October 4 case: A targeted genocide is underway; Georgia faces extinction, disappearance, or alteration - some think ‘As long as I’m fine, life is good,’ but danger threatens everyone