TBILISI, April 9 – Georgia on Thursday marked 37 years since the April 9 tragedy, one of the most painful and defining dates in the country’s modern history. In the early hours of April 9, 1989, units of the Soviet Union’s armed forces broke up a peaceful protest in central Tbilisi near the parliament building. … Read more
TBILISI, April 7 – Georgia may soon introduce a new visa category aimed at attracting wealthy foreign visitors, under a fast-tracked bill now moving through parliament. The proposed new permit, called the C5 ordinary visa, would be a multiple-entry short-term visa valid for five years, with the right to stay in Georgia for up to … Read more
TBILISI, March 26 – A U.S. State Department envoy met with the Georgian opposition on Thursday, on a trip that also includes contacts with the government, the private sector and civil society groups. The visiting official was identified as Peter Andreoli, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. According to Interpressnews, the … Read more
TBILISI, March 24 – A 30-year-old woman has died in eastern Georgia after what local reports described as suspected poisoning from a preserved food product, while her husband and child were also hospitalized, Interpressnews reported on Tuesday. The case was reported from Gurjaani municipality, in Georgia’s wine-growing Kakheti region. According to Interpressnews, the woman is … Read more
TBILISI, March 19 – The imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has asked to be taken to the funeral of Patriarch Ilia II, saying he wants to attend as both a friend of the late church leader and as Georgia’s third president. Saakashvili announced the request on social media on Wednesday, stating that he had … Read more
TBILISI, March 14 – Georgian police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a car outside of Tbilisi on Friday, according to Interpressnews. The news agency reported that the body was discovered in a vehicle in the village Tabakhmela, about 10km south of the Georgian capital, and that the dead … Read more
TBILISI, March 10 – Georgian political analyst Gia Khukhashvili was summoned for questioning by the State Security Service (SSS) on Tuesday after making public comments about security risks connected to the crisis in the Middle East. SSS told Interpressnews that Khukhashvili had been called in for questioning at 12:00 p.m., but did not say what … Read more
TBILISI, March 6 – A 21-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after colliding with a pole in Kareli, Georgia, Interpressnews reported. The accident prompted an investigation into violations of traffic safety rules resulting in a fatality.
TBILISI, March 5 – Georgia’s Supreme Court has declined to review the appeal of Mzia Amaghlobeli, co-founder and director of the media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti. The decision, reported by Netgazeti, leaves in place the ruling of the Kutaisi Court of Appeals, which Amaghlobeli‘s legal team sought to overturn. The two year sentence was handed … Read more
TBILISI, March 5 – A Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by Nikoloz Samkharadze, continues its diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C., engaging with key U.S. lawmakers. On Wednesday, Samkharadze met with Congressman Robert Aderholt, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the U.S. delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. According to Interpressnews, discussions focused on … Read more