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An opposition MP has accused Georgia’s ruling party of using the courts for political punishment, pointing to the rushed night hearing that led to the deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov as one of the clearest examples. Tata Khvedeliani, an MP from the For Georgia party headed by Giorgi Gakharia, said in an interview with … Read more
TBILISI, May 21 – The deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov from Georgia was a serious press freedom case and a warning sign for anyone who still sees Tbilisi as a safe refuge for dissidents from the region. This is not a new problem. Georgia’s record on Azerbaijani dissidents has been questionable since at least … Read more
TBILISI, May 20 – A young man was killed in western Georgia’s Guria region after an argument turned deadly, police said Wednesday. The killing happened in the village of Kokhnari, in Chokhatauri municipality. According to Interpressnews, the victim was a man under the age of 35. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said police in Guria … Read more
TBILISI, May 20 – Germany’s ambassador to Georgia has sharply pushed back at Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze after the mayor attacked Germany over a German city’s plan to freeze its 51-year partnership with Tbilisi. Peter Fischer, Germany’s ambassador in Georgia, said Kaladze’s statement was another sign that Georgia’s government is moving the country away from … Read more
TBILISI, May 19 – Georgian authorities have declared quarantine around a farm in eastern Georgia after a dog infected with rabies bit several animals. According to Interpressnews, the case was confirmed near the village of Chalaubani in Gurjaani municipality, close to the Iori River, according to Georgia’s National Food Agency. The agency said the infected … Read more
TBILISI, May 19 – A German city’s move to freeze official contacts with Tbilisi has triggered a furious response from the Georgian capital’s mayor, turning a 51-year-old city partnership into another front in Georgia’s row with Europe. Saarbrücken, capital of the German state of Saarland, has been partnered with Tbilisi since 1975. The city’s own … Read more
TBILISI, May 19 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused Denmark of backsliding on human rights after Danish police used force against pro-Palestinian protesters in Copenhagen. According to Middle East Monitor, citing Anadolu and the Danish outlet Arbejderen, police used batons, dragged protesters away and detained around 20 activists during the May 13 blockade … Read more
TBILISI, May 14 – Police detained student Elene Gelashvili in the courtyard of the Agricultural University in Tbilisi, after a court sentenced her to two days of administrative detention. The detention took place on Wednesday, May 13, according to Interpressnews. A police officer said at the scene that Gelashvili was being detained on the basis … Read more
TBILISI, May 14 – Three people were killed in a road accident in Gardabani, southeast of Tbilisi, Interpressnews reported Thursday. According to Ambebi.ge, cited by Interpressnews, a BMW traveling at high speed crashed into a tree. Early reports said the victims were not residents of Gardabani. Gardabani is a municipality in eastern Georgia, close to … Read more
TBILISI, May 13 – Georgia’s foreign trade turnover reached USD 8.13 billion in the first four months of 2026, up 1.7% from the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office. The figure covers trade in goods from January through April and does not include undeclared trade. Exports showed the … Read more