Media outlet founder Amaglobeli’s prison letter calls for resistance against “repressive regime”

Mzia Amaglobeli, a media outlet founder recently arrested in Georgia, has shared a letter from prison, now being distributed by Netgazeti.

In her letter, Amaglobeli speaks out against the current Georgian Dream “regime”, denouncing what she describes as a “repressive, treacherous, violent process” that has been evolving over the past year and is now solidifying into a dictatorship.

“I am not going to accept the regime’s agenda,” she writes, emphasizing her defiance. Amaglobeli, who is currently on a hunger strike, asserts that “freedom is more valuable than life.” She calls for citizens to “stand up for a democratic, fair, and European Georgia, free from Russian influence”.

Amaglobeli urges her supporters, both within the country and abroad, to take action before it is too late: “Fight everywhere, wherever you are, in the country or abroad, in the village or in the city, on the streets or in the auditoriums, in public and work spaces.” She stresses the importance of bravery, mutual support, and a united front to prevent Georgia from being isolated from the civilized world.

Amaglobeli’s arrest occurred on January 11, following her participation in a pro-European rally in Batumi where she displayed a poster. Though initially released, she was rearrested moments later under charges that accuse her of slapping Batumi Police Chief Irakli Dgebuadze. The prosecutor’s office has called for a prison sentence ranging from four to seven years.