TBILISI, July 29 – Tinatin Berdzenishvili has won a second six-year term as director general of Georgia’s Public Broadcaster. She was the only candidate. GPB’s Board of Trustees backed Berdzenishvili by eight votes to two on Wednesday. Her current term expires on September 25. Georgian law requires the board to appoint the director general through … Read more
TBILISI, July 29 – A new patriotic movement founded by a Georgian MMA fighter has triggered accusations the initiative will lead to street violence. The initiative was launched by Giorgi Kartvelishvili, and pledges to defend national traditions. Members say they are ready to face prison to achieve this, if necessary, Interpressnews reported. Kartvelishvili and his … Read more
TBILISI, July 29 – A man was arrested Tuesday in the mountain resort town Bakhmaro, accused of raping a foreign woman. The suspect was charged with rape, under Article 137 of the Criminal Code. The victim, a woman in her 20s, is a foreign national, according to Interpressnews. Bakhmaro lies in Georgia’s western Guria region, … Read more
TBILISI, July 28 – Supporters gathered Monday evening to show support for ten people who were detained Sunday outside Tbilisi City Assembly, on Freedom Square in central Tbilisi. The ten who were detained Sunday, were charged with petty hooliganism and resisting law enforcement based on administrative law, a fast track public order mechanism based on … Read more
TBILISI, July 27 – Residents of a village north of Tbilisi are demanding the closure of a large truck park, saying exhaust fumes, noise and pollution are making the area increasingly difficult to live in. The facility is located near Navazi village in Mtskheta municipality, close to the Aragvi River. It opened on October 11, … Read more
TBILISI, July 27 – A Georgian man was released by de facto South Ossetian authorities on Monday. The 59-year-old was detained the day before near Perevi, in Sachkhere municipality. The breakaway region’s news agency RES reported that he had ‘inadvertently crossed the border near the village of Sinagur in the Dzau District,’ according to a … Read more
TBILISI, July 25 – Georgia has opened a sabotage investigation after two nationwide power failures struck on consecutive days, while Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili called the repeated shutdowns an “unusual event”. The State Security Service said Saturday that it had launched the investigation following emergency electricity cuts across the country on July 24 and July … Read more
TBILISI, July 25 – A Tbilisi court has ordered pre-trial detention for Nika Kapanadze, the man arrested after a shooting in the capital’s Vera district that left a 17-year-old boy dead and three other people wounded. The court hearing was held on Saturday at the Aleksandre Aladashvili clinic because of Kapanadze’s health condition, Rezonansi reported. … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A Georgian oil facility in Kulevi has been included in the European Union’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, setting off a political clash in Tbilisi over whether the move is a warning, a mistake or a damaging blow to Georgia’s reputation. Rezonansi reported Friday that the EU is introducing a transaction … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – A mudflow hit two villages in southern Georgia’s Adigeni municipality after heavy rain and hail in the mountains, flooding two homes and damaging a car, local officials said Friday. The incident happened in the villages of Gomaro and Shoka. Adigeni Mayor Gocha Kimadze told Interpressnews that Shoka escaped without damage, while … Read more