Arrested media manager Amaglobeli ends hunger strike after 38 days

Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti media outlets, on Tuesday ended her hunger strike after 38 days. The announcement was made by the Batumelebi editor, Eter Turadze, during a briefing at the Vivamedi Tbilisi clinic.

In a letter, Amaglobeli expressed gratitude for the support received and called on other prisoners of conscience to also end their hunger strikes. “With the help of doctors, I will try to somehow restore my nutrition in the coming days. I thank the prisoners of conscience for their solidarity. I ask them to end their hunger strike as well,” Amaglobeli wrote.

Amaglobeli was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer after slapping Batumi Police Chief Irakli Dgebuadze in January during protests against halted EU integration. Since her arrest, she had been on a hunger strike in protest. The prolonged strike had raised concerns about her health, prompting calls for intervention from human rights groups and supporters.