TBILISI, November 3 – The testimony of a former official has strengthened the case of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia. Maia Tskitishvili, who was infrastructure and regional development minister at the time, testified Monday as a defense witness in the case over a Georgian police checkpoint established near the dividing line with Russian-backed South … Read more
TBILISI, October 29 – More people convicted over Georgia’s protests are entering plea agreements with prosecutors. Some have already been released from prison and others are seeking similar deals. The latest agreements were approved Wednesday for Murtaz Zodelava, Lasha Beridze, Guri Zhvania and Irakli Chkhvirkia, all four sentenced in the ‘October 4′ case. All four … Read more
TBILISI, October 29 – Georgia’s parliament has approved a new legal category for large international gambling tournaments, offering tax breaks to events with multimillion-lari prize funds and predominantly foreign participation. The rules will regulate live poker competitions, which bring players together for a series of elimination events over several days. Under the legislation, an international … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s Constitutional Court is continuing hearings on a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties, with the case moving from procedural disputes into arguments over whether the groups acted together against the constitutional order. The case opened on October 21 before a seven-judge panel. It was filed by 88 members of … Read more
TBILISI, October 17 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Armenia on Friday, discussing bilateral ties and tensions in the Middle East. The meeting drew criticism from U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson. The talks took place in Yerevan on the sidelines of COP17, the UN biodiversity conference. According to the Georgian … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – The mother of a Georgian prisoner who previously accused prison guards of rape is demanding his urgent transfer to another facility. Irma Davitadze said Tuesday that her son, Giorgi Davitadze, is in danger at Penitentiary Facility No. 6 in Rustavi, a city near the Georgian capital Tbilisi. In a social media … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – Georgian Constitutional Court judge Manana Kobakhidze has stepped down months before the end of her term, shortly after the court refused her request to withdraw from a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties. The Constitutional Court said Tuesday that Kobakhidze’s powers as a judge were terminated early at her own … Read more
TBILISI, October 12 – Georgia’s government has increased a planned pension rise for people under 70 from 20 lari to 45 lari, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced Monday. From January 1, the monthly pension for people under 70 will rise to 415 lari, except for pensioners living in high-mountain areas. The 2027 draft budget had … Read more
TBILISI, October 12 – Georgia’s Constitutional Court has refused a judge’s request to step aside from a case seeking to ban five opposition parties. The judge asked to be recused due to past involvement with the ruling party, raising doubts about her impartiality. Judge Manana Kobakhidze asked to recuse herself on October 9. She said … Read more
TBILISI, October 11 – Russia has suspended imports and sales of drinks from several major Georgian producers, including wine, beer, mineral water and Coca-Cola produced in Georgia, prompting a debate in Tbilisi over whether Moscow is applying political pressure. The restrictions took effect on October 9 under what the Russian authorities described as a temporary … Read more