The government is increasingly using mental health justifications, such as civil commitment laws, to detain individuals-especially the homeless and dissenters-without due process, replacing legal standards with subjective psychiatric evaluations.
Thakeli's video questioning Premier Matekane's job promises resonated with the youth, leading to his arrest for sedition and a police warning against mentioning the PM again.
The jailing means that nearly all of the country's major pro-European opposition figures have now been imprisoned. The crackdown has increased accusations against the ruling Georgian Dream party that it is trampling on democracy amid ongoing protests in the wake of last year's disputed elections.
Panahi's new film, 'It Was Just an Accident,' serves as a gripping exploration of morality and survival, deeply rooted in his personal experiences in Iran.
The operation against Joe Tay involves a mock 'wanted' poster and coordinated online content targeting his candidacy, expected to intimidate voters and silence dissent.
The International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi condemned the ongoing repression against the Ennahdha party leader, emphasizing the unjust nature of his imprisonment.
"We are all led to solidarity by a complicated array of emotional, political, material and coincidental experiences. What really matters in the end is what we conclude from all these influences."
