TBILISI, April 17 – A Georgian appeals court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentences of actor Andro Chichinadze, comedian Onise Tskhadadze and nine other defendants in a closely watched case. All defendants were arrested in December, 2024, in connection with anti-government protests. The case has drawn international attention, with the International Federation of Actors ... Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – Georgia plans to build three new municipal animal shelters as part of a reform aimed at tackling dog overpopulation through what officials describe as more humane and effective methods. The announcement came Friday from the National Food Agency, which said the new shelters will be built under the state’s 2026 dog ... Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – Georgian judoka Eter Liparteliani won the European title in the women’s 57-kilogram division on Friday at the European Judo Championships in Tbilisi. On Friday, Liparteliani reached the final of the 57 kg category and defeated Israel’s Timna Nelson Levy to take the title, according to Interpressnews. Liparteliani beat Nelson Levy by ... Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Facebook that his former personal security officer, Giorgi Kuparashvili, has been appointed commander of a mechanized regiment in Ukraine’s Azov formation. In his post, Saakashvili identified Kuparashvili as a colonel in Ukraine’s armed forces and said he had been appointed to lead a mechanized ... Read more
