TBILISI, September 27 – Transparency International Georgia (TIG) says it will add jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili to its list of political prisoners. The watchdog group announced its decision on Friday after reviewing case materials supplied by Saakashvili’s lawyer in July. The materials covered the so-called “jackets case”, his illegal border-crossing case and proceedings connected … Read more
TBILISI, September 27 – Willy Sagnol has stepped down as head coach of Georgia’s national football team after more than five years in charge, ending a spell that included the country’s first appearance at a European Championship and a run to the last 16. The Georgian Football Federation announced Sagnol’s departure on Saturday. Georgian coach … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze used his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday to appeal directly to the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Kobakhidze said Russia still occupied 20 percent of Georgia’s territory and that hundreds of thousands of displaced people remained unable to return … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – An EU-funded music festival in Georgia has been postponed over safety concerns after a musician said threats forced him to cancel. The decision has sparked a dispute between Georgia’s ruling party and the EU delegation in Tbilisi. The Danish Cultural Institute, which was involved in organizing the Kamara festival, announced that … Read more
TBILISI, September 24 – Russia says Georgia must give legally binding guarantees that it will not use force against its breakaway territories Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The statement further demands that Georgia agree to formally mark the borders of those territories. The Russian Foreign Ministry statement was issued following talks on Wednesday between Deputy Foreign … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – The Council of Europe says it did not transfer a grant to a Georgian political school or pay its officials for a recent seminar after Georgian authorities launched a probe for possible violation of the grants law. In a statement to Interpressnews on Tuesday, the Strasbourg-based organization said it had directly … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Public kindergartens in the Georgian capital have temporarily removed dairy products from their menus following an outbreak of stomach illness. Tbilisi’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency told Interpressnews on Tuesday that it had made the change on the recommendation of epidemiologists. The agency did not say how long the restriction would … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – The European People’s Party (EPP) has called for the release of Georgian opposition politician Giorgi Baramidze, who was jailed earlier this month over comments he made about the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia. The case has yet to go to trial. In a statement, the European political party expressed concern about Baramidze’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 21 – Georgia’s parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday ruled out the possibility of the country joining the European Union without Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Abkhazia and South Ossetia broke away from Georgian government control in the 1990s during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Russia recognized both as independent states following the … Read more
TBILISI, September 21 – Georgia’s ombudsman says the court failed to establish a terrorism purpose when it handed a 13 year prison sentence to Aleko Elisashvili last July. The statement improves the opposition politician’s standing in an upcoming appeal hearing. The long prison sentence was issued last July, for an incident in November, 2025, during … Read more