TBILISI, September 8 – Georgia’s former chief prosecutor Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze says he has formed a volunteer unit in Russia that will fight on Moscow’s side in the war against Ukraine. Partskhaladze told Russian state news agency TASS on Monday that he had personally decided to join the war effort and had created an international volunteer ... Read more
TBILISI, September 7 – Fuel prices have increased sharply in Georgia, adding to inflation and prompting opposition calls for the government to temporarily cut the excise tax on gasoline and diesel. TBC Capital said on Friday that gasoline and diesel were responsible for nearly half of Georgia’s seasonally adjusted monthly inflation in August. Annual inflation ... Read more
TBILISI, September 6 – Russian activist Denis Kulanin left Georgia Friday, after a Tbilisi court ordered his expulsion. Kulanin’s departure from Tbilisi International Airport was confirmed by footage released by his lawyer Tsiala Ratiani. Earlier the same day, Tbilisi City Court gave him seven days to leave Georgia voluntarily. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said ... Read more
TBILISI, September 6 – Prosecutors in Georgia have reopened the case of an assumed suicide of a political activist, after new claims by jailed former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili. In a letter from prison this week, Garibashvili asked what the real cause of Lazare Jorbenadze’s death had been and said unanswered questions remained around several ... Read more
