Tblisi court sentences opposition figure Nika Gvaramia to eight months and bans him from holding office for two years.
A Georgian court sentenced opposition leader Nika Gvaramia to eight months in prison and barred him from office for two years, amidst rising repression against critics of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The UK and Amnesty International condemned the government’s actions, citing concerns over democratic backsliding and the targeting of dissenting voices.
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A court in Georgia has sent opposition leader Nika Gvaramia to prison for eight months and stopped him from being in charge of anything for two years because he didn’t help with an investigation about a former president, and many people are worried that the government is being unfair to those who disagree with them.
