A Tbilisi court has sentenced Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the opposition party Lelo – Strong Georgia, to eight months in prison for failing to comply with a summons from a parliamentary investigative commission probing alleged crimes under the Unite...
Two young activists who were injured after a car ploughed into a group of protesters in Tbilisi on the night of 22 June say they have identified the driver, despite a lack of public information from authorities. Mariam Mekantsishvili and Lizi Ubilav...
The For Georgia party, led by former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, has criticised the parliamentary investigative commission probing alleged crimes under the previous United National Movement government and beyond, chaired by Vice Speaker Thea Tsul...
A Georgian court has sentenced Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change opposition bloc, to seven months in prison for failing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission probing alleged crimes under the previous ...
The Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate has suspended a decree issued by the Diocese of Marneuli and Hujabi, which had banned Giorgi Shinjikashvili, former deputy governor of Kvemo Kartli, from receiving Holy Communion. The suspension was signed by Cathol...
The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) has voiced concern over civic activist and teacher Nino Datashvili's pretrial detention, stating that courts should not use such measures as a form of punishment. On June 21, Tbilisi City Court Judge Ek...
On June 21, Tbilisi City Court judge Eka Barbakadze ordered pretrial detention for civic activist and teacher Nino Datashvili, who is charged with assaulting a bailiff during the performance of their duties. The judge issued the ruling immediately, w...
Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has announced the arrest of Romeo Mikautadze, former Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on charges of abuse of official authority and legalization of millions in illicit income. According t...
Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia has been placed in pretrial detention for a second time, this time over charges of contempt of court for splashing water at a judge during a heated courtroom protest. Melia, already in custody for defying a Geor...
Former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, Giorgi Bachiashvili, has accused Georgian authorities of abducting him from abroad and bringing him back to the country in violation of his legal rights. Speaking at the Tbilisi City Court on Friday, Ba...
