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TBILISI, January 25 – Two men were shot and killed inside a car Saturday evening in the village of Mukhrani, just north of Georgia’s capital, in what authorities are treating as a double homicide. Georgia’s Interior Ministry confirmed that both victims were killed at the scene and said an investigation has been launched under articles … Read more
TBILISI, January 25 – A coalition of media advocacy groups in Georgia has called on the country’s High Council of Justice to provide safe and properly equipped working spaces for journalists covering court proceedings, warning that reporters are being forced to work in harsh and unsafe conditions. In a statement released on Sunday, the Media … Read more
TBILISI, January 22 – Georgian police arrested 88 suspected drug dealers and people linked to drug crimes in a nationwide operation carried out over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The arrests were made in Tbilisi and across several regions, in what officials described as an unprecedented one-day crackdown. Ministry of … Read more
TBILISI, January 22 – Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared in a Tbilisi City Court hearing on Thursday in the long-running case over the events of November 7, 2007, when police cracked down on protesters and the opposition TV station Imedi was raided. The prosecution accuses Saakashvili of ordering a mass dispersal of demonstrators, the … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – Plans to build a new international airport near the village of Vaziani are increasingly in doubt after Georgia agreed to a major expansion of Tbilisi International Airport, an aviation expert says. Aviation analyst Iase Zautashvili told BPN that the planned USD 150 million investment in Tbilisi’s existing airport makes the construction … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – A Tbilisi city court on Wednesday ruled to keep 13 people in pretrial detention over their alleged role in unrest near the Atoneli Palace on October 4. The court reviewed the preventive measures imposed on the defendants and examined video evidence during the hearing. Prosecutors asked the court to keep all … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – A man was found dead on Wednesday in the Saburtalo district of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, authorities said. Georgia’s Interior Ministry told local media that the body showed no signs of violence. An investigation has been launched under Article 115 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which covers cases involving incitement or driving a … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with 15 representatives of major supermarket chains on Wednesday, putting rising grocery prices at the center of a growing government crackdown on retail markups. Speaking after the meeting, Kobakhidze said everyday food items in Georgia cost significantly more than in parts of Europe. He pointed … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – A Georgian legal watchdog has filed a written position at the European human rights court in cases brought by Georgian soldiers and their families against Russia, linked to the 2008 war. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association said it submitted its arguments to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on … Read more
TBILISI, January 21 – Georgia is preparing to ban the use of mobile phones during classroom lessons, not only for students but also for teachers, under a broader reform of the general education system. The Ministry of Education of Georgia confirmed on Wednesday that public school teachers will no longer be allowed to use mobile … Read more