Thursday, February 19, 2026

Kavelashvili slams “European bureaucracy” for interference

TBILISI, February 17 – Georgia’s president Mikheil Kavelashvili on Tuesday took a tough line on internal security and what he described as foreign pressure, as he delivered his annual state of the nation address to parliament. In his speech, he criticized what he called interference from “European bureaucracy,” saying that since the start of the ... Read more

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High profile Tbilisi journalist detained in call centers case

TBILISI, February 19 – Georgian investigative journalist Eliso Kiladze has been detained in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation tied to the so called “call centers” case, according to Interpressnews. The news agency reported that Kiladze was taken into custody, and prosecutors later outlined the charges linked to her detention. According to the prosecution, the ... Read more

Bacho Akhalaia among defendants as court hears Oct 4 appeals

TBILISI, February 18 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday continued hearings in a series of high-profile cases linked to the violent events of October 4, 2025, when an anti-government rally clashed with police near the presidential residence in downtown Tbilisi. Among the defendants whose cases are being reviewed is former Minister of Defense Bacho Akhalaia, ... Read more

Opposition media figure Gvaramia released after 8 months

TBILISI, February 12 – Georgian opposition figure and media executive Nika Gvaramia was released from prison on Thursday after serving an eight-month sentence. Gvaramia, one of the leaders of the opposition Coalition for Change and former director of TV companies Rustavi 2 and Mtavari Arkhi, left a prison facility in Rustavi after completing his term, ... Read more

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