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TBILISI, April 17 – Georgia plans to build three new municipal animal shelters as part of a reform aimed at tackling dog overpopulation through what officials describe as more humane and effective methods. The announcement came Friday from the National Food Agency, which said the new shelters will be built under the state’s 2026 dog … Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – Georgian judoka Eter Liparteliani won the European title in the women’s 57-kilogram division on Friday at the European Judo Championships in Tbilisi. On Friday, Liparteliani reached the final of the 57 kg category and defeated Israel’s Timna Nelson Levy to take the title, according to Interpressnews. Liparteliani beat Nelson Levy by … Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – A Georgian appeals court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentences of actor Andro Chichinadze, comedian Onise Tskhadadze and nine other defendants in a closely watched case. All defendants were arrested in December, 2024, in connection with anti-government protests. The case has drawn international attention, with the International Federation of Actors … Read more
TBILISI, April 17 – Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Facebook that his former personal security officer, Giorgi Kuparashvili, has been appointed commander of a mechanized regiment in Ukraine’s Azov formation. In his post, Saakashvili identified Kuparashvili as a colonel in Ukraine’s armed forces and said he had been appointed to lead a mechanized … Read more
TBILISI, April 15 – The election victory of Peter Magyar’s Tisza party in Hungary has become fodder for both sides of Georgia’s politics, with each camp trying to turn Budapest into evidence for its case at home. For the opposition, it is a lesson in how an “authoritarian regime” can be defeated through elections. For … Read more
TBILISI, April 15 – Claims that the railway in self-proclaimed Abkhazia could compete with the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars transport corridor are exaggerated, according to new report by the Transport Corridor Research Center (TCRC). The report was a response to recent public claims from the head of the container terminal in Ochamchire, who said the route through Abkhazia … Read more
TBILISI, April 15 – Georgia’s opposition has asked the country’s president to pardon four jailed miners from the western town of Chiatura. The appeal came from the opposition party For Georgia, led by exiled former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, MP Shalva Kereselidze said the party would send a formal petition … Read more
TBILISI, April 14 – The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, met non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Tbilisi on Tuesday, discussing protests, detainees and recent legal changes. Interpressnews reported that the commissioner met representatives of civic society, including Transparency International Georgia, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics. … Read more
TBILISI, April 14 – Heavy rainfall and a surging river have forced traffic restrictions on a key road in eastern Georgia, with authorities temporarily banning light vehicles from one affected section. Georgia’s Roads Department said the restriction is in place at the 130-kilometer mark of the Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi road, near the village of Heretiskari. The road … Read more
TBILISI, April 9 – Moldova has moved into the final phase of leaving the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), after President Maia Sandu signed decrees denouncing the founding agreements of the bloc, according to local outlet Newsmaker. The decrees signed by Sandu took effect on April 8, marking the final stage of Moldova’s withdrawal from … Read more