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Georgia turns to the delicate question of choosing a new patriarch
TBILISI, March 28 – After the burial of Patriarch Ilia II last Sunday, debate in Georgia has shifted from national mourning to the question of who will eventually lead the country’s powerful Orthodox Church. The core official message so far…
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Foreign nationals among nine arrested in drug crackdown
TBILISI, March 28 – Georgian law enforcement authorities said Saturday they had arrested nine people on drug-related charges in a multi-region operation. According to the ministry, the arrests were carried out…
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Man arrested after fatal assault in Dusheti
TBILISI, March 28 – Georgian police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal assault in the mountainous Dusheti municipality, after what the Interior Ministry described as a domestic dispute…
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Tbilisi activist gets two days in jail for sidewalk protest
TBILISI, March 26 – A Tbilisi court on Thursday sentenced activist Mariam Madzgharashvili to two days of administrative detention for a protest on a sidewalk, as reported by Interpressnews. Tbilisi City…
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Georgia toughens rules for soldiers who quit contracts early
TBILISI, March 25 – Georgia’s Defense Ministry has submitted amendments to parliament that would tighten the rules for people leaving military contracts early, including automatic transfer into eight months of compulsory…
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Truck transit through Georgia drops
TBILISI, March 24 – Fewer transit trucks crossed Georgia in the first two months of 2026, and that meant less money flowing into the state budget from one of the country’s…
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Georgia scores higher on freedom and happiness
TBILISI, March 24 – The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party said Tuesday that the country recorded its highest ever score in the latest World Happiness Report. GD officials claimed the latest…
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Tbilisi NGOs to march for unity
TBILISI, March 5 – A collection of Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) plan a protest march in Tbilisi on March 7, under the slogan “Strength in Unity”. The march will start at 7:00 PM from the Philharmonic Hall and end up outside the parliament building. Announcing the march, organizers emphasized the ongoing civil resistance against anti-Western…
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Georgia proposes prison terms for unauthorized foreign grants
TBILISI, January 29 – Georgia’s ruling parliamentary majority has announced amendments to the country’s Law on Grants that would introduce criminal liability for receiving certain types of foreign funding without prior government approval. The changes were presented on Wednesday after a meeting of the parliamentary majority by its leader, Irakli Kirkhalia. Under the proposed amendments,…
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Legal group files new claims over abuse of Georgian POWs in 2008 war
TBILISI, January 21 – A Georgian legal watchdog has filed a written position at the European human rights court in cases brought by Georgian soldiers and their families against Russia, linked to the 2008 war. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association said it submitted its arguments to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on…
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