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TBILISI, June 1 – Georgian authorities have charged two citizens with spying for foreign intelligence services in separate cases that the defendants’ lawyers say are baseless. Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) announced the arrests on Saturday, while the Prosecutor’s Office charged the two the following day with espionage, under a clause of the criminal code … Read more
TBILISI, May 30 – Georgia’s ruling party has reacted coldly to a European Union idea to include the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia’s breakaway regions in future peace talks over Ukraine. According to Rezonansi, the initiative belongs to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The issue was discussed Thursday at an EU ministerial meeting … Read more
TBILISI, May 28 – Georgian prosecutors have opened an investigation after video spread online showing a group of police officers physically assaulting two men in Gori, a city in central Georgia. The incident happened Wednesday in the so-called Kombinati settlement. Footage published by local outlet Kartlis Ambebi shows several law enforcement officers using physical force … Read more
DFWatch is launching Georgia Week, a weekly email briefing with news, background, opinion and archive content from Georgia. The aim is to give readers an unbiased picture of what is happening, without relying on donor-funded narratives, government messaging or opposition slogans. Each week, Georgia Week will collect some of our main stories and explain why … Read more
TBILISI, May 27 – Georgia is bringing back an electricity barter scheme with Turkey, using surplus hydropower in summer to cover expected shortages later in the year. The change was approved by Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili, and will mean that Georgia will export electricity to Turkey from May to July 2026 through the Electricity System … Read more
TBILISI, May 27 – A 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing in Tbilisi has been found dead, Palitra News reported Wednesday. According to the family, the teenager was last seen on surveillance camera on Tuesday at 9:59pm on Sairme Street, near an art school. After that, there was no trace of him. Information about … Read more
TBILISI, May 27 – Georgia’s opposition used Independence Day to launch a new anti-government campaign, but Tuesday’s rally failed to show broad popular support. Supporters of the Opposition Alliance began gathering outside the first building of Tbilisi State University at 7pm on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the second half of Georgia’s national day events. … Read more
TBILISI, May 26 – Opposition supporters marched toward parliament in Tbilisi on Tuesday evening, the second stage of Independence Day events, after the government’s official ceremonies earlier in the day. The protest began outside the first building of Tbilisi State University, where supporters of the Opposition Alliance gathered from around 7pm. Party leaders, members, supporters … Read more
TBILISI, May 26 – A Georgian politician has revived one of the darkest cases from the violent May 26, 2011 protest dispersal in Tbilisi, claiming that one of the dead showed signs of torture after the crackdown. David Lortkipanidze spoke to the program “Anatomy of the Regime” about Suliko Asatiani, who died after the police … Read more
TBILISI, May 26 – Georgia’s leaders used Independence Day to highlight the importance of sovereignty. The main ceremony was held on Freedom Square in central Tbilisi, where President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, cabinet members and MPs attended. Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III and other clergy were also present, along with diplomats, … Read more