TBILISI, March 9 – A delegation of parliamentarians from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is in Georgia this week for meetings with government officials, opposition figures and civil society groups. The visit offers an opportunity for the country’s rivaling camps to voice their international message about how to understand political events ... Read more
TBILISI, March 10 – A new report about alleged Iranian influence in Georgia has triggered a political storm, with Georgia’s domestic intelligence service questioning politicians, a former defense minister, a retired general and a researcher after a series of public statements about possible security threats. The controversy began after former defense minister Tina Khidasheli said ... Read more
TBILISI, March 9 – A Tbilisi court on Monday kept jailed opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili in custody, rejecting a bid to release him at a pretrial hearing in one of Georgia’s most closely watched criminal cases. The Tbilisi City Court judge decided that Elisashvili would remain in prison. Elisashvili, who heads the Citizens party and ... Read more
TBILISI, March 8 – Georgia’s Public Defender marked International Women’s Day on Sunday with a fresh warning that women in the country still face serious threats, from deadly violence at home to unequal treatment in working life. In a statement issued for March 8, Ombudsman Levan Ioseliani said the day remains closely tied to the ... Read more
