Following a BBC documentary aired December 1, 2025, presenting evidence that Georgian authorities used bromobenzyl cyanide (a World War I-era chemical weapon) against protesters in 2024, international human rights organizations called for investigations and embargoes. Georgian authorities responded by targeting experts, witnesses, and journalists who participated in the documentary, summoning them for questioning on suspicion of “abuse of official powers” and “assisting a foreign organization in hostile activity.” Amnesty International condemned this response as a “Kafkaesque combination” of fear-mongering and denial that threatens academic freedom and democratic accountability.
Date: December 5, 2025 Source : amnesty.org