TBILISI, May 9 – Georgia’s ruling team and the EU ambassador marked May 9 in sharply different ways on Saturday. The European Union has declared May 9 as Europe Day, but across former Soviet countries, the date is widely seen as Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two, a war ... Read more
TBILISI, May 10 – Georgian journalist Gela Mtivlishvili says he was attacked shortly after appearing on air, leaving him with injuries to his face. Mtivlishvili wrote on Facebook that the attack happened immediately after he left a broadcast. He accused a person he described as a hydropower lobbyist and a Georgian Dream-linked “street thug element” ... Read more
TBILISI, May 9 – Georgian courts have ordered five law enforcement officers held in custody over violence during the 2024 protests, including attacks on Formula TV journalist Guram Rogava, protester Zviad Maisashvili and opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili. The cases mark one of the most concrete legal moves so far over police violence during the protest ... Read more
TBILISI, May 8 – A new row has broken out in Georgia over how to mark May 9, a date that carries two very different meanings: Europe Day for the European Union and Victory Day over Nazi Germany for many post-Soviet countries. Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has written to EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski, accusing him ... Read more
