Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Georgia set to release explosive report that could pave the way for banning opposition party

TBILISI, August 5 – Georgia’s parliament is preparing to release a 430-page investigative report in early September, just weeks ahead of local elections, which could serve as a pretext for banning the largest opposition party. The document, compiled over six months by a special parliamentary commission led by Tea Tsulukiani, probed alleged abuses carried out ... Read more

News

Parliament speaker blasts German ambassador’s landlord for tax irregularities

TBILISI, August 5 – Georgia’s Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday evening sharply criticized the landlord of German Ambassador Peter Fischer over tax irregularities—fueling ongoing political controversy involving the high-profile diplomat. The comments marked another escalation in the Georgian Dream (GD) government’s public campaign against Ambassador Fischer, whom senior officials accuse of sympathizing with opposition ... Read more

Media founder facing verdict in police assault case Wednesday

TBILISI, August 5 – A Georgian court will deliver a verdict on August 6 in the high-profile case of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, who is charged with assaulting a senior police officer during a protest earlier this year. Amaghlobeli, the founder of newspapers Batumelebi and Netgazeti, was arrested in January after slapping a police chief in ... Read more

Jailed opposition leader defends German ambassador Fischer against Georgian government’s ‘smear campaign’

TBILISI, August 4 – Mamuka Khazaradze, the jailed leader of Georgia’s opposition party Lelo, issued a sharp rebuke of the ruling Georgian Dream party on Monday, accusing it of using a smear campaign to target both his family and Germany’s ambassador, Peter Fischer. In a statement from prison, Khazaradze defended the lease agreement under which ... Read more

Caucasus region

Georgia’s government wins arbitration case over Black Sea port project

EU launches new initiative to counter Russia in the Black Sea region

Who’s the Georgian citizen that Putin talked about in an interview with Tucker Carlson, without mentioning his name

Crime

Georgian police seize large amount of illegal weapons in nationwide raids

Police employee among three arrested for drug offenses in Georgia

Former deputy defense minister arrested, implicated in procurement fraud scheme

Economy

Georgians struggling with slow and expensive internet

Georgia’s strong economic growth not benefiting the broader population

Mortgage lending slowing down amid economic uncertainty and higher interests rates

Elections

Tbilisi’s opposition eyes backing urban conservationist who promises to end capital’s traffic jams ‘within a year’

Tbilisi Mayor Kaladze poised to run again as Georgia's local elections campaign heats up

Two Georgian opposition parties form election partnership

Environment

Georgia to reopen Russia-Georgia border crossing after mudslide scare

Russia-Georgia border crossing evacuated due to glacier alert

Two injured in clashes as special forces arrest hydropower protester near Tskaltubo

Europe

Here are the nine countries that have sanctioned Georgia so far

Opposition figure welcomes Lithuanian sanctions, calls for total confrontation with GD

Lithuania expands visa ban to more Georgian officials

Media

Anti-government rally draws crowds in Batumi as verdict in editor’s trial is expected Monday

Verdict in Georgian editor’s case expected Friday

‘A defining moment’: Ex-president’s emotional appeal on eve of verdict

Minorities

Georgia deports 22 foreign nationals as part of immigration crackdown

Georgian Dream is preparing a bill against "ideology of pseudo-liberals" and “wilful propaganda of non-traditional lifestyle"

New survey points to increasingly positive attitudes in Georgia toward minorities, LGBT+ individuals

NGO news

Corruption watchdog flags local government contracts as suspicious

Georgian NGOs, media snub foreign agent law, suspend cooperation with government

GD and far-right Conservative Movement lead: TI report on party donations

Politics

Georgia’s ruling GD party officially nominates Kaladze as candidate for Tbilisi mayor

Opposition figures visiting Washington to lobby for sanctions against own country

Georgian parliament speaker slams foreign interference in Geneva speech

Security

Two U.S. troops injured at NATO-linked military drill in Georgia

Georgia demands justice for fatal 2023 incident at latest IPRM meeting

Georgia responds to Russian threat of 'countermeasures' to NATO drills

Society

As Georgia continues to win the fight against poverty, cities and regions experience the benefits differently

Georgia’s ruling party continues to deliver on poverty reduction

Video appearing to show 15-year-old girl's engagement sparks outrage in Georgia

Sport

Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling to run for mayor of Gori for Georgia's ruling party

Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze sets three world records in one day

Georgian weightlifter breaks three world records

World

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador says Georgia's GD government sent Washington 'threatening' letter

22 Georgians stranded in Kabul. Turkey, other partners will help, MFA says

Georgia does not consider role in US-Iran conflict

Youth

Two private schools in Tbilisi accuse investor of sabotage

Another music festival in Georgia canceled after threats from priests

Tbilisi 'rave-olution' protesters mark one year anniversary of night club raids that sparked movement