By Oliver Money-Kyrle. When Georgian journalist and 2025 Sakharov laureate Mzia Amaghlobeli was arrested in Batumi on January 12, 2025, she quickly became a symbol of the country’s embattled pro-democracy movement. More than a year later, Amaghlobeli remains in prison, serving a two-year sentence.
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Eight Years After Jan Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová Murders, Slovakia Faces Critical Third Trial
By Oliver Money-Kyrle — Eight years after the assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, the case remains emblematic of rule-of-law concerns within the European Union. Slovakia continues to grapple with a prosecution that reshaped its politics, toppled a government and exposed entrenched networks of corruption.
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Mediahuis €7.8M Tender Fine: Euractiv Subsidiary Not Impacted
Belgium’s Competition Authority fined Mediahuis €7.8M for the 2023–2027 newspaper distribution tender. Mediahuis says the fine will not affect fully owned subsidiary Euractiv amid intensifying EU news market competition.