Detained Georgian media manager transferred from clinic back to prison

Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, was transferred back to a penitentiary facility from Vivamedi Clinic on Thursday evening, according to a report by Netgazeti.

As per the available information, Amaglobeli herself requested to be returned to prison.

She was arrested on January 12 in Batumi on charges of assaulting a police officer. In protest, she went on a 38-day hunger strike before being transferred to Vivamedi Clinic for medical examinations on February 4. She ended her hunger strike on February 18 and remained in the clinic until her recent transfer back to the penitentiary.