TBILISI, August 10 – Georgian prosecutors are questioning veterans and former participants in the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia after claims of mistreatment of prisoners in that war. The probe will look into claims by Giorgi Baramidze (pictured) that prisoners were shot, and is based on suspicion of treason and sabotage. The politician is not charged ... Read more
TBILISI, August 9 – A planned Georgian law to protect national values is drawing warnings that it could restrict criticism of public figures, writers and other cultural icons. The package, whose exact wording has not been specified, is expected to be introduced when parliament begins its autumn session. Georgian Dream lawmaker Archil Gorduladze said work ... Read more
TBILISI, August 6 – Georgian police have detained two teenage girls in the investigation into the fatal beating of teacher Giga Avaliani, nearly ten months after the attack and after several other defendants had already been convicted. The two were detained on Wednesday night, Interpressnews reported. The first girl, reportedly 16 years old, is a ... Read more
TBILISI, August 5 – Large parts of Georgia lost electricity again on Wednesday evening, marking the country’s third major power outage in less than two weeks. The Georgian State Electrosystem said the latest shutdown happened during technical work at the Enguri hydropower plant following the nationwide grid failures of July 24 and July 25. According ... Read more
