Friday, January 30, 2026

Georgian ballerina criticized for Moscow performance on 'Soviet Occupation Day'

ananiashvili-ninomigeba
Nino Ananiashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Nino Ananiashvili, a former prima ballerina at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, was criticized in Georgia for performing at the theater in the Russian capital on February 25, because in her home country, the day is observed as the Day of Soviet Occupation.

Read more

Shots fired at Georgia's ex-minister for Euro-Atlantic integration

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former member of government and secretary of an opposition party was shot by unknown attackers on Saburtalo cemetery on Friday afternoon. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Aleksi Petriashvili with his wife, journalist Eka Mishveladze
Aleksi Petriashvili with his wife, journalist Eka Mishveladze (Facebook)

Aleksi Petriashvili was shot at and wounded at the Saburtalo

Read more