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Georgian doctor jailed for Facebook comment

TBILISI, July 24 – Georgian police arrested doctor Giorgi Akhobadze at his home on Friday after a court sentenced him to 25 days of administrative detention earlier the same day over a Facebook comment. According to Interpressnews, Akhobadze had been summoned to court because of a comment he posted on Facebook. The Interior Ministry accuses … Read more

Worker dies after fall at Tbilisi construction site

TBILISI, July 24 – A construction worker has died after falling from a building site in Tbilisi, Interpressnews reported Friday. The accident happened at a construction site on Aleksandre Chavchavadze Street in the Georgian capital. According to the news agency, the victim was a man under the age of 40. He died after falling from … Read more

Electricity restored across Georgia

TBILISI, July 24 – Electricity has been fully restored across Georgia after a major overnight blackout left Tbilisi and other regions without power for several hours, Interpressnews reported. Georgia’s State Electrosystem said on Friday morning that power supply had been restored throughout the country. The outage began at around 00:10 on Friday, affecting both the … Read more

Major power outage hits Georgia

TBILISI, July 24 – A major power outage hit parts of Georgia shortly after midnight on Friday, cutting electricity in several cities, including Tbilisi, before supply began to return gradually in the early morning hours. Interpressnews first reported at 00:30 that electricity had gone out in parts of the country. At that time, several cities, … Read more

Samtredia yard accident kills young man

TBILISI, July 24 – A young man has died after an iron structure collapsed in the yard of a residential house in Samtredia in western Georgia, Interpressnews reported. According to the news agency, the accident happened while an iron structure was being built in the yard. The structure collapsed and injured the young man. He … Read more

Missing man found dead in car in Aspindza

TBILISI, July 10 – A 52-year-old man has been found dead inside a car in southern Georgia after being missing for four days, Rezonansi reported on Thursday. The body was discovered in Aspindza, near the local landfill. Aspindza is a small municipality in Georgia’s southern Samtskhe-Javakheti region. According to a relative of the deceased man, … Read more

High-speed car crash leaves two dead in Rikoti pass

TBILISI, July 10 – Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Rikoti, one of Georgia’s key mountain pass routes, on Thursday. According to information cited by Interpressnews, a car travelling at high speed crashed into a concrete barrier. Eyewitnesses said ambulance crews and police were mobilized at the scene. … Read more

Fire near Tbilisi Sea settlement

TBILISI, July 5 – A fire broke out near the Tbilisi Sea settlement on Sunday evening, but was quickly put out, Georgia’s Emergency Management Service told Interpressnews. The fire was reported in the area near Tbilisi Sea, a large reservoir and recreation zone on the eastern side of the Georgian capital. According to the emergency … Read more