TBILISI, May 26 – A Georgian politician has revived one of the darkest cases from the violent May 26, 2011 protest dispersal in Tbilisi, claiming that one of the dead showed signs of torture after the crackdown. David Lortkipanidze spoke to the program “Anatomy of the Regime” about Suliko Asatiani, who died after the police … Read more
TBILISI, May 26 – Georgia’s leaders used Independence Day to highlight the importance of sovereignty. The main ceremony was held on Freedom Square in central Tbilisi, where President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, cabinet members and MPs attended. Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III and other clergy were also present, along with diplomats, … Read more
TBILISI, May 19 – Georgian authorities have declared quarantine around a farm in eastern Georgia after a dog infected with rabies bit several animals. According to Interpressnews, the case was confirmed near the village of Chalaubani in Gurjaani municipality, close to the Iori River, according to Georgia’s National Food Agency. The agency said the infected … Read more
TBILISI, May 12 – Georgia’s new Orthodox patriarch, Shio III, was enthroned Tuesday at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, opening a new chapter for one of the country’s most powerful institutions. The festive service began at 10:00. During the liturgy, the new patriarch received the symbols of church authority: the patriarchal mitre, head covering, cross-panagia and … Read more
TBILISI, May 11 – Georgia’s Orthodox Church has elected Metropolitan Shio Mujiri as its new leader, making him the country’s 142nd Catholicos-Patriarch after the death of longtime church head Ilia II. The vote was held Monday at an expanded church council at Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi. Shio, who had served as locum tenens of the … Read more
TBILISI, May 10 – About 1,200 delegates are expected to attend an expanded church meeting on Monday to elect the next patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The meeting will be held at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi. Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze, head of the Patriarchate’s public relations service, said entry into the cathedral will … Read more
TBILISI, May 5 – Nearly 245,000 socially vulnerable people in Georgia benefited from a state-backed public employment scheme in 2025, according to a new government report. The figure appears in the 2025 report on employment policy planning and implementation, cited by BPN. The program covered 54,842 families and 244,895 people last year. If at least … Read more
TBILISI, May 2 – A Georgian parliamentary commission set up to study high prices has concluded that the main problem is not excessive profits, but a long and inefficient supply chain. Georgia’s cost of living debate began with a Christmas Eve video message by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, and eventually led to a parliamentary commission … Read more
TBILISI, May 2 – Couriers and taxi drivers protested in several parts of Tbilisi on Friday, drawing attention to low fares, commissions, fines and rising costs. The protesters said they are unhappy with current working conditions and the rates they receive for rides and deliveries. One courier told Interpressnews that delivery workers can no longer … Read more
TBILISI, April 29 – Georgia’s Orthodox Church has narrowed the race for its next patriarch to three candidates, opening the final stage in the selection of a successor to Ilia II. The Holy Synod met on Tuesday, April 28, at the Patriarchate residence in Tbilisi and selected three candidates for the expanded church meeting that … Read more