TBILISI, November 12 – Preliminary findings after a Turkish Air Force C-130 military plane crashed in eastern Georgia on Tuesday indicated that the disaster may have been caused by a technical malfunction. Georgia’s Interior Minister Geka Geladze confirmed Wednesday that 18 bodies have been recovered from the crash site, while search teams continue to look … Read more
TBILISI, October 15 – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to pay Georgia EUR 253 million in compensation for violations linked to Moscow’s ongoing occupation of Georgian territories, the country’s Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday. The ruling in the so-called “continued occupation” case, or formally “Georgia v. Russia (IV)”, came down … Read more
TBILISI, October 15 – The chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen visited protesters outside Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday evening, speaking briefly with demonstrators before continuing her official meetings in the capital. Protesters told Georgian media that Valtonen discussed the goals and content of their … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Monday that three Georgian citizens have been arrested in the Black Sea region of Adjara on charges of joining a foreign terrorist organization and assisting terrorist activity. The operation was carried out by the agency’s Counterterrorism Center under court orders, simultaneously across five different locations in … Read more
TBILISI, October 6 – Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) says it has discovered a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and explosives allegedly tied to plans for coordinated sabotage attacks during the October 4 unrest in Tbilisi. Authorities claim the operation was directed by a Georgian national serving in a Ukrainian military unit. According to the … Read more
TBILISI, September 29 – Georgian and Russian officials are set to meet in Ergneti today as part of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, regular field meetings used to solve practical problems along the boundary line with South Ossetia. Irakli Antadze, deputy director of the State Security Service’s information and analysis department, told reporters the … Read more
TBILISI, September 17 – Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is booming in Georgia, but safety controls are not keeping pace, industry officials warn. Vakhtang Iobashvili, head of the Union of Petroleum Importers, told BPN that while LNG use is spreading rapidly across Europe and Georgia, the sector is “practically uncontrolled.” He said there are … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – A Georgian citizen who was detained earlier this month near the occupation line has been released and returned to territory controlled by the central government, authorities confirmed. According to Georgia’s State Security Service, Hamlet Margvelashvili was taken on September 8 near the village of Zemo Khviti, in Gori municipality, an area … Read more
TBILISI, September 10 – A Georgian man detained by Russian forces near the village of Khurvaleti in central Georgia has been released and returned to government-controlled territory, the State Security Service announced. According to the agency, Tengiz Korashvili was seized on May 19 near Khurvaleti in the Gori municipality, close to the boundary line with … Read more
A Georgian citizen was detained by Russian border guards Tuesday, near the village of Kveshi in Gori municipality, according to Georgia’s State Security Service. Authorities described the detention as “illegal” and said the incident was immediately reported to international observers. The SSS alerted the co-chairs of the IPRM, a platform for talks between Georgia, Russia, … Read more