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Civic activist Zuka Berdzenishvili assaulted after accusations voiced by Parliamnet Speaker
Civil activist Salome Barker Nikoleishvili reported on Tuesday that fellow activist Zuka Berdzenishvili was attacked outside his residence, shortly after accusations made by Parliamnet Speaker Shalva Papuashvili. According to Nikoleishvili, the ass...
Judge declares evidence against businessman, opponent of agents’ law inadmissible
Gori District Court judge in central Georgia, Levan Darbaidze, on Thursday ruled the evidence obtained during investigative actions on June 4-5 against businessman and civil activist Soso Babaev, who participated in protests against the controversia...
Georgian Security Service arrests two for illegal weapons, alleged ties to ISIS
The State Security Service of Georgia has arrested two Georgian citizens for the illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition as part of an ongoing investigation into terrorist activities. A special operation was conducted simultaneously ...
European Court of Human Rights finds no violations in ex-Pres Saakashvili’s cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that there were no violations of human rights in the cases brought against Mikheil Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia. Saakashvili had challenged two judgments made against him by Georgian ...
Man allegedly kills wife, mother-in-law, in Rustavi
In Rustavi, on Dumbadze Street, two women were killed. According to domestic media, the victims were a wife and her mother. The suspect, who is the husband, allegedly used a firearm to commit the murders and was arrested at the scene. The police ...
77 arrested in major drug bust by Georgian law enforcement – official
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested 77 individuals in a large-scale crackdown on drug-related crimes, including 23 identified as drug dealers, according to Teimuraz Kupatadze, director of the Central Criminal Police Department. Kupatadze r...
Minister: “immediate investigation” launched into attacks on critics of foreign transparency bill
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri, announced on Thursday the commencement of investigations into a series of assaults aimed at opponents of the controversial foreign transparency bill in Tbilisi. Among those targeted in Wedn...
Georgia’s Security Service re-warns of potential civil strife amidst rallies against transparency bill
The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday raised concerns about the potential for events reminiscent of the civil strife of the 1990s amidst ongoing protests against the controversial foreign transparency bill. The agency warned of attempts ...
Strasbourg Court orders Georgia to compensate victims of 2019 Tbilisi protests
The Strasbourg Court has mandated the Georgian government to compensate victims of the June 2019 rally dispersal with over 150,000 euros. Ruling a breach of Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention, which prohibits torture, the court criticized the...
Police detain 23 in latest rally against transparency bill
In a demonstration against the controversial foreign transparency bill police detained 23 individuals on central Heroes’ Square spanning the evening of May 2nd and into the early hours of May 3rd. The protest, which gathered momentum against the legi...
