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Georgian court fines cameraman for Facebook post criticizing police

Georgian court fines cameraman for Facebook post criticizing police

Law19:43 / 01.05.2025

Georgian TV cameraman Lasha Jioshvili has been fined 3,000 GEL by the Gori City Court over a Facebook post in which he verbally insulted police officers. The verdict was delivered by Judge Davit Papuashvili on May 1. The case stems from an April 6 po...

Court upholds pre-trial detention of 11 protesters accused of group violence in Tbilisi

Court upholds pre-trial detention of 11 protesters accused of group violence in Tbilisi

Law17:51 / 01.05.2025

Tbilisi City Court has once again reviewed — and upheld — the pre-trial detention of 11 protesters charged with group violence. Defense lawyers had requested their release, arguing that there was no longer a risk of evidence tampering or flight, as t...

Georgian court orders ex-financier advisor to pay $850 mln in bitcoin to Ivanishvili

Georgian court orders ex-financier advisor to pay $850 mln in bitcoin to Ivanishvili

Law13:28 / 01.05.2025

A Georgian court on Thursday ordered Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former head of the Co-Investment Fund, to repay 9,000 bitcoins – currently valued at approximately $850 million – to former Prime Minister and ruling Georgian Dream party honorary chair Bi...

Georgia’s Security Service alleges continued efforts to overthrow Gov’t in 2024 report

Georgia’s Security Service alleges continued efforts to overthrow Gov’t in 2024 report

Law22:50 / 29.04.2025

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSS) claims in its 2024 annual report that attempts to overthrow the government through violent means persisted during the reporting period. According to the report, foreign intelligence services and both domest...

Court imposes bail on opposition leader Melia for ignoring investigative commission summons

Court imposes bail on opposition leader Melia for ignoring investigative commission summons

Law18:48 / 29.04.2025

Tbilisi City Court has imposed a 50,000 GEL bail on Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the opposition Coalition for Change, for failing to comply with a summons of a parliamentary investigative commission formed by the ruling Georgian Dream party to p...

Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office confirms searches of NGO founders

Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office confirms searches of NGO founders

Law12:54 / 29.04.2025

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has issued its first official statement following a series of controversial searches carried out at the homes of founders of several domestic organizations, citing “concerns over national security” and alleged hosti...

Georgian law enforcement search homes of activists, NGO leaders amid pro-EU protests

Georgian law enforcement search homes of activists, NGO leaders amid pro-EU protests

Law11:47 / 29.04.2025

Georgian law enforcement officers on Tuesday searched the homes of several civil society figures as part of an investigation into alleged sabotage and assistance in hostile activities amid ongoing protests in the country against the Georgian Dream Go...

Appeals Court upholds five-year prison sentence for protester Giorgi Okmelashvili

Appeals Court upholds five-year prison sentence for protester Giorgi Okmelashvili

Law19:55 / 28.04.2025

The Georgian Court of Appeals has upheld the five-year prison sentence for Giorgi Okmelashvili, who was detained during protests against the controversial “Russian law” on foreign agents. The decision, announced on April 28 by Judge Giorgi Keratishvi...

Batumi Court leaves media manager Mzia Amaglobeli in custody

Batumi Court leaves media manager Mzia Amaglobeli in custody

Law18:35 / 28.04.2025

Batumi City Court has decided to keep Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder and director of online publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti, in custody. The ruling was announced on April 28 by Judge Nino Sakhelashvili. According to the judge, although the risk o...

Second victim dies after shooting at Gori shopping centre in Georgia

Second victim dies after shooting at Gori shopping centre in Georgia

Law13:55 / 28.04.2025

A second man injured in a shooting at a shopping centre in Gori, central Georgia, has died in hospital, local authorities confirmed on Monday. The victim, a man under the age of 50, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and underwent emergency surgery at ...

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