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63 arrested at Tbilisi rally opposing controversial transparency bill
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, the deputy Interior Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday said 63 individuals were arrested and six law enforcement officers sustained injuries during a mass rally in Tbilisi the previous day protesting the controversial foreign...
21-year-old arrested during rallies agent agents’ law released after presidential pardon
Lazare Grigoriadis, a participant in the March 7-9, 2023 protests, has been released from N8 penitentiary in Gldani following a presidential pardon recently issued by President Salome Zourabichvili. Grigoriadis, who was sentenced to nine years in pri...
Foreign nationals arrested in Batumi for alleged extortion scheme at cafe-bar
In Batumi, western Georgia, the City Division of the Ajara Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained two foreign nationals, identified as S.Ch. (born in 1975) and H.E. (born in 1976), following extensive operational and investiga...
Lazare Grigoriadis set to leave penitentiary today following pardon decision
Lika Bitadze, the legal representative for Lazare Grigoriadis, said on Wednesday it was anticipated that he will be released from penitentiary today. Grigoriadis’ defense team has received the resolution portion of the verdict from the court. They a...
No explosives found after security checks in Tbilisi schools, malls
No explosives were discovered in educational institutions and shopping centers across the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, according to the State Security Service on Monday. The reports, which originated from social media and messaging platforms includ...
40 arrested at rally against transparency bill in Georgia, minister reveals
40 individuals were apprehended by the police during a rally opposing the foreign influence transparency bill, Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri, disclosed this figure while addressing the Parliament on Friday. Previously, only 34 de...
7 arrested in Georgia for alleged links with criminal underworld
Seven individuals connected to the criminal underworld have been arrested in Tbilisi, Karel, and Gori, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on friday. The arrests were made by the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs...
22-year-old detained during rallies against foreign agents bill receives 9-year prison sentence
In a widely anticipated verdict, Judge Zviad Sharadze pronounced the outcome of the case involving Lazare Grigoriadis, a participant in the March 7-9 protests in Tbilisi against the foreign agents bill, at the Tbilisi City Court on Friday. After a t...
14 arrested, including 7 alleged drug dealers, in Tbilisi, regions drug crime raid
Authorities in Tbilisi and various regions have arrested 14 individuals, including seven alleged drug dealers, on charges related to drug crimes, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Friday. The Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry ...
23-year-old arrested in Silknet data breach case involving thousands of users’ personal data
A 23-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with the recent breach of Tbilisi-based Silknet telecommunication company’s computer system, leading to the exposure of thousands of users’ identity documents, the Georgian Interior Ministry confir...
