TBILISI, January 26 – Georgian opposition politician Givi Targamadze was released Monday from a prison facility in Rustavi. He served a seven month sentence for refusing to appear before a temporary parliamentary investigative commission. He was detained on June 27, 2025, after personally surrendering to a police unit in central Tbilisi, following a court decision … Read more
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 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 – 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 20 – Georgia’s president Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned 159 convicted people late Monday as a gesture of clemency in connection with the Orthodox Epiphany celebration. But hours later, there was confusion among families and supporters over who, exactly, made the list. Kavelashvili’s press service announced at 10:33 p.m. on Monday that the president had … Read more
TBILISI, January 19 – Georgia’s electricity consumption climbed again in 2025, driven by rising household demand and heavy use by large industrial players, according to data released by the country’s energy regulator GNERC. From January through November 2025, Georgia consumed 13.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, up 2.1 percent compared to the same period a … Read more