Protesters in Tbilisi held a march in support of Mzia Amaglobeli.

On the 411th day of continuous protests, activists in Tbilisi held a solidarity march with Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Netgazeti and Batumelebi. A daily rally in Batumi was also dedicated to the journalist.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the afternoon of January 11, the 410th day of continuous protests, female politicians held a rally outside Rustavi Prison, demanding the release of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of Netgazeti and Batumelebi. That evening, fellow journalists and supporters gathered outside the prison in solidarity and sang the Georgian national anthem. Today, on the anniversary of Mzia Amaglobeli's arrest, diplomatic missions from 23 countries and the European Union called the journalist's sentence politically motivated and called for her release.

On the anniversary of Mzia Amaglobeli's arrest, supporters of the journalist held a march in Tbilisi under the slogan "The Fight for Mzia's Freedom Continues." They marched from Marjanishvili Station to Freedom Square and concluded near the parliament, Publika reports.

Demonstrators carried posters reading "Freedom for Mzia!" and "Fight before it's too late!" while marching, they chanted, "Freedom for Mzia, freedom for the regime's prisoners!"

They held a rally outside the Constitutional Court of Georgia, demanding punishment for former high-ranking Adjara police officers. The protesters noted that the actions of security forces in Batumi against Mzia Amaglobeli and other citizens detained that same day have never been investigated, Interpressnews reports.

The march concluded at the parliament building, where supporters of Georgia's European integration have gathered every evening for over a year. There, the ongoing protest continued: activists with Georgian flags and various banners reiterated their unwavering demands: the release of all political prisoners and the calling of new parliamentary elections.

In Batumi, where a daily protest is taking place outside the Adjara government building, protesters also expressed support for Mzia Amaglobeli today, Tbilisi_life reports.

Irakli Dgebuadze was promoted shortly after being slapped in the face by Mzia Amaglobeli: according to Netgazeti, he was appointed head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime.

“According to the journalist, the slap was a response to Dgebuadze's obscene language directed at her. And as a reward, Dgebuadze was transferred to Tbilisi and appointed head of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. Thank God, it was just a slap. It's scary to imagine what would have happened if Amaglobeli had given him a slap in the ass. Dgebuadze could have been made head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or even president of Georgia,” wrote Zurab Dgebuadze, author of the Javakhadze! | Javakhadze! Telegram channel, today.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. They have held daily protests on Rustaveli Avenue. In October 2025, after laws on assemblies and demonstrations were tightened, security forces began mass arrests of protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Most of them were accused of blocking the avenue and obstructing traffic.