TBILISI, June 24 – Another group of people detained over Georgia’s October 4 unrest are set to leave prison after accepting plea deals. A Georgian court on Wednesday found 13 people guilty over the events near the Atoneli presidential palace in Tbilisi. Twelve accepted plea agreements. One defendant, Manuchar Mikeladze, denied guilt and was sentenced ... Read more
TBILISI, June 21 – A Georgian political movement has accused Moscow of showing “colonial ambitions” after Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized its protest against a Russian language event in central Tbilisi. Members of the movement Georgian Republic gathered at Pushkin Square in Tbilisi on Saturday and responded to Zakharova’s comments about the marking ... Read more
TBILISI, June 21 – A new European Parliament resolution on Georgia has triggered another round of political fighting in Tbilisi, with the opposition calling it support for the Georgian people and the ruling party rejecting it as a hostile move. The resolution passed by the European Parliament concerns Georgia’s European future and calls for tougher ... Read more
TBILISI, June 17 – The lawyer of jailed Georgian opposition politician Elene Khoshtaria warned Wednesday that her condition has sharply worsened. But prison authorities denied that she was being denied proper care. Khoshtaria, one of the leaders of the opposition party Droa and the Coalition for Change, has been held in prison for about 10 ... Read more
