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Ombudsman rejects lawyer’s claim in prison abuse case
TBILISI, October 9 – Georgia’s Public Defender has rejected a claim by the lawyer of prisoner Giorgi Davitadze that an ombudsman representative advised him against undergoing a forensic examination. In a statement Friday, the Public Defender’s Office said the lawyer’s…
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Georgia investigates central bank board member
TBILISI, October 9 – Georgian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into National Bank board member Nana Keinishvili over allegations that she was illegally involved in business activities, Interpressnews reported. The…
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Ombudsman rejects lawyer’s claim in prison abuse case
TBILISI, October 9 – Georgia’s Public Defender has rejected a claim by the lawyer of prisoner Giorgi Davitadze that an ombudsman representative advised him against undergoing a forensic examination. In a…
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Calls for excise cut as fuel price pressure grows
TBILISI, October 9 – Georgia’s government has pushed back against calls to temporarily cut fuel excise taxes, arguing that even halving the tax would not be enough to return gasoline and…
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EU Parliament slams Georgia for bid to ban opposition parties
TBILISI, October 8 – The European Parliament on Thursday condemned Georgia’s ruling party for trying to ban five opposition parties and renewed calls for sanctions against the country’s leaders. The resolution,…
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Uranium suspect charged
TBILISI, October 8 – Georgian prosecutors have charged a Georgian citizen accused of illegally acquiring and storing radioactive uranium that authorities say he planned to sell to a foreign national. According…
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Kvrivishvili’s promotion could signal succession
TBILISI, October 8 – Georgian Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has been promoted to deputy prime minister, a move that has prompted speculation that she could succeed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Kobakhidze…
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Four German political foundations to suspend work in Georgia
TBILISI, October 4 – Germany’s ambassador says all four German political foundations operating in Georgia have been forced to suspend their activities, amid worsening relations between Tbilisi and Berlin. The foundations are the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with Germany’s Christian Democratic Union; the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, linked to the Free Democratic Party; the Heinrich Böll…
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Saakashvili declared political prisoner by Georgian group
TBILISI, September 27 – Transparency International Georgia (TIG) says it will add jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili to its list of political prisoners. The watchdog group announced its decision on Friday after reviewing case materials supplied by Saakashvili’s lawyer in July. The materials covered the so-called “jackets case”, his illegal border-crossing case and proceedings connected…
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Hate speech laws used to stifle critics, Georgian NGOs say
TBILISI, August 3 – A coalition of Georgian civil society groups has accused the authorities of using hate speech laws to punish political criticism that does not call for violence or target protected groups. The Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum said on Monday that citizens and journalists had in several…
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