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Prices are suffocating us: Tbilisi march planned
TBILISI, February 11 – A planned protest march in Tbilisi on Saturday will have the slogan “Prices are suffocating us,” while parliament is probing how prices are set for basic goods such as food, medicines and fuel. Organizers of the…
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Opposition media figure Gvaramia released after 8 months
TBILISI, February 12 – Georgian opposition figure and media executive Nika Gvaramia was released from prison on Thursday after serving an eight-month sentence. Gvaramia, one of the leaders of the opposition…
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“We have not abandoned you”: German ambassador
TBILISI, February 11 – In a wide-ranging interview with Interpressnews, Germany’s ambassador in Tbilisi, Peter Fischer, touched on the OSCE’s “Moscow Mechanism” probe, EU sanctions, and what he called disinformation attacks.…
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Seaside nightclub demolished in Batumi
TBILISI, February 11 – Authorities in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi are dismantling an unauthorized structure on the city’s popular seaside boulevard, officials said on Wednesday. According to the government…
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Saakashvili says shark selfie post causing more jail time
TBILISI, February 11 – Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili told a court on Tuesday that he expects his total prison sentence to reach 16 years as prosecutors pursue additional charges in…
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Jailed Georgian actor awaits appeal ruling
TBILISI, February 5 – Georgia’s appeals court on Thursday heard the defense’s closing arguments in the case of Andro Chichinadze, a jailed actor who is also listed in the cast of…
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Tbilisi court hears conflicting testimony in ‘October 4’ trial
TBILISI, February 5 – A Tbilisi court on Thursday heard sharply contrasting accounts of the October 4 rally outside the presidential palace, as prosecutors, defense lawyers and witnesses clashed over what…
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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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Twenty-two Georgian NGO outlets hit back at major broadcaster
TBILISI, November 26 – Twenty-two Georgian online platforms have accused one of the country’s biggest broadcasters of spreading falsehoods in a recent television report. In a joint statement released Wednesday, the platforms said they have filed a complaint with Georgia’s media regulator, demanding that TV Imedi retract information aired in a recent investigative segment. The…
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