TBILISI, October 29 – Georgian teacher Nino Datashvili, who was charged with assaulting a public official, has been released from prison on bail after more than four months in custody. Datashvili walked free from Rustavi Women’s Prison No. 5 on Wednesday afternoon, greeted by a small group of supporters who had gathered outside. Visibly exhausted, … Read more
TBILISI, October 28 – The head of Tbilisi’s Police Department, Lasha Jokhadze, has stepped down from his post, Georgia’s Interior Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. A spokesperson told local media outlet Interpressnews that Jokhadze’s resignation was made “on his own initiative,” without providing further details. Jokhadze had led the capital’s patrol police since 2020. The last … Read more
TBILISI, October 25 – A Tbilisi court on Saturday ordered pre-trial detention for activist Tamar Lortkipanidze, who faces criminal charges that could carry a prison sentence of up to seven years. The Prosecutor’s Office has charged Lortkipanidze with violence and assault on a police vehicle, citing an incident that took place during protests outside Georgia’s … Read more
TBILISI, October 22 – A four-year-old boy died after falling from the balcony of a seventh-floor apartment in Tbilisi’s northern Gldani district on Tuesday. The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the tragic incident, according to a report by Interpressnews. No further details about the circumstances of the incident have been released.
TBILISI, October 21 – Police in eastern Georgia have opened an investigation after a 34-year-old man was found dead near the village of Kardenakhi, in the Gurjaani municipality of Kakheti region, Interpressnews reports. According to local residents, the man’s body was discovered along the Bakurtiskhe–Gurjaani bypass road. His car was found abandoned nearby. Locals are … Read more
TBILISI, October 18 – Five people detained during the October 4 protest in Tbilisi appeared before court Saturday, rejecting charges of participating in group violence and, in one case, attempting to seize a strategic facility, offenses that carry prison terms of up to six years. At the hearing, defendant Mariam Meqantishvili broke down in tears … Read more
TBILISI, October 17 – Three people were killed in a traffic accident on a road near the village of Kavtiskhevi in Georgia’s Kaspi municipality, the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed on Friday. According to the ministry, the crash occurred on Thursday evening. An investigation has been opened under Article 276 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which … Read more
TBILISI, October 15 – Georgian rescue teams are searching for a man who went missing Tuesday evening in the Black Sea near the coastal city of Batumi. The Emergency Management Service told local media that search and rescue crews have been deployed to the scene, with divers joining the operation. Authorities said they received the … Read more
TBILISI, October 10 – A delegation from the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament is meeting with representatives of Georgia’s opposition parties as part of a series of talks focused on the country’s ongoing political crisis and post-election unrest. The visiting MEPs are: Kathleen Van Brempt of Belgium, Nacho Sánchez Amor of … Read more
TBILISI, October 8 – Georgia’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that 12 additional people have been arrested in connection with the October 4 unrest in Tbilisi, bringing the total number of detainees to 35. Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said at a briefing that the new arrests followed “intensive investigative and search operations.” The detainees … Read more