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Indigo journalist Saba Sordia detained by police for alleged disobedience
Georgian journalist Saba Sordia, working with Indigo magazine, has been detained by police under Article 173 of the Administrative Offenses Code, which refers to disobedience toward law enforcement. According to Indigo’s executive director, Nata Dzv...

Opposition leader Badri Japaridze fined ₾50,000 for refusing to appear before Parliamentary Commission
Badri Japaridze, one of the leaders of the opposition party Lelo and the coalition Strong Georgia, has been fined ₾50,000 for failing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission. Japaridze criticized the court’s decision, claiming it m...

Six arrested for drug offenses in Tbilisi following police raids
Six individuals, including foreign nationals and previously convicted offenders, have been arrested in Tbilisi on charges related to drug trafficking, Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announced. The arrests were carried out by the main divisio...

Giorgi Bukhrashvili appointed as Head of Adjara Police Department
Giorgi Bukhrashvili has been appointed as the new Head of the Adjara Police Department, replacing Grigol Beselia, who stepped down from the position today. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Bukhrashvili’s appointment was part of a routi...

Georgia expels 97 foreign nationals in one month
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia announced on Thursday that 97 foreign nationals were expelled from the country last month. The removals were carried out by the Migration Department, which oversees immigration compliance and enforcement. ...

ECHR registers complaint in case of arrested Georgian actor
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has officially registered a complaint in the case of Andro Chichinadze, a Georgian actor detained under what his legal representatives describe as politically motivated charges during protests sparked ...

Opposition leader granted ₾50,000 bail in parliamentary inquiry case
Tbilisi City Court on Wednesday granted bail to Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the Lelo – Strong Georgia party, after he was charged with failing to comply with a request from the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Georgian Parliament looking in...

Prosecutor’s Office requests preventive measure against opposition leader
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has filed a motion with the court to impose a preventive measure against Mamuka Khazaradze, according to Irakli Kupradze, a leader of Lelo-Strong Georgia. Kupradze announced on social media that a hearing at Tbilis...

Court hearing for detained media manager Mzia Amaglobeli set for April 7
The next court hearing in the case of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, is scheduled for April 7 at 13:00. During today’s session, Berdia Peradze, head of the Investigative Division of the Adjara Police Department, testified. Per...

Opposition activist detained after confrontation with police ahead of announced large rally
The Coalition for Change opposition activist, Gela Khasaia, was on Monday detained following a confrontation with police ahead of a planned, pro-European rally in central Tbilisi later during the day. Khasaia was taken to a nearby police station by ...

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