TBILISI, February 18 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday continued hearings in a series of high-profile cases linked to the violent events of October 4, 2025, when an anti-government rally clashed with police near the presidential residence in downtown Tbilisi. Among the defendants whose cases are being reviewed is former Minister of Defense Bacho Akhalaia, … Read more
TBILISI, February 17 – Georgia’s president Mikheil Kavelashvili on Tuesday took a tough line on internal security and what he described as foreign pressure, as he delivered his annual state of the nation address to parliament. In his speech, he criticized what he called interference from “European bureaucracy,” saying that since the start of the … Read more
TBILISI, February 12 – Georgian opposition figure and media executive Nika Gvaramia was released from prison on Thursday after serving an eight-month sentence. Gvaramia, one of the leaders of the opposition Coalition for Change and former director of TV companies Rustavi 2 and Mtavari Arkhi, left a prison facility in Rustavi after completing his term, … Read more
TBILISI, February 11 – Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili told a court on Tuesday that he expects his total prison sentence to reach 16 years as prosecutors pursue additional charges in what authorities describe as a case involving crimes against the state. “I expect another three years. I will have 16 years,” Saakashvili said during … Read more
TBILISI, February 5 – Georgia’s appeals court on Thursday heard the defense’s closing arguments in the case of Andro Chichinadze, a jailed actor who is also listed in the cast of an upcoming Hollywood action film starring Liam Neeson. Chichinadze is facing trial along with ten other defendants for organized group violence and convicted over … Read more
TBILISI, February 5 – A Tbilisi court on Thursday heard sharply contrasting accounts of the October 4 rally outside the presidential palace, as prosecutors, defense lawyers and witnesses clashed over what happened. Out of a total of 64 people facing criminal charges over events that day, today’s hearing involved ten defendants, including opposition politicians Paata … Read more
TBILISI, February 5 – Court proceedings linked to Georgia’s October 4, 2025 protests continued this week, as judges heard expert testimony and reviewed evidence in several related criminal cases involving dozens of defendants. According to Interpressnews, a total of 64 people are facing criminal charges over the events of October 4, with cases divided into … Read more
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 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