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Opposition leader Gakharia recognized as victim in Batumi assault case
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office on Monday officially recognized Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the Gakharia – For Georgia opposition party and former prime minister, as a victim in connection with the assault he faced earlier this month. The party told...

Director of Seismic Monitoring Center leaves Georgia over imprisonment fears
Tea Godoladze, the Director of Georgia’s National Seismic Monitoring Center, has left the country due to fears of unlawful imprisonment. In an interview with Mtis Ambebi conducted just hours before her departure, Godoladze detailed the circumstances ...

19 Georgian women arrested in Italy for producing fake IDs
Italian authorities have arrested 19 Georgian women on charges of possessing and manufacturing fake identification documents. Reportedly, the women were working in Italy as caregivers. According to the Udine Prosecutor’s Office, complaints have also...

Penitentiary Service denies allegations of mistreatment of detained protester Nikoloz Katsia
The Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia has issued a statement responding to allegations circulating in certain media outlets, claiming that Nikoloz Katsia, a detained protester, has been denied access to food. The service dismissed the reports ...

Journalist Nika Katsia to remain in custody following court decision
Tbilisi City Court has ruled to keep journalist Nika Katsia in custody. The decision was made by Judge Nino Tarashvili during today’s hearing, where the admissibility of evidence in Katsia’s case was discussed. The court determined that no new circ...

Ivanishvili’s cryptocurrency trial begins amid claims of judicial bias
A controversial trial involving Bidzina Ivanishvili, billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream party, and Giorgi Bachiashvili, former head of the Co-Investment Fund, opened today at Tbilisi City Court. Bachiashvili stands accused of misappropriating ...

Journalist Zviad Koridze granted victim status amid assault at Batumi hotel
The Prosecutor’s Office has officially recognized Zviad Koridze, a journalist and regional manager of Transparency International Georgia, as a victim following an alleged assault at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi on January 14. The incident occurred d...

Man attacks police officers with knife in Batumi
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has released a statement, saying a mentally ill individual attacked police officers with a knife on January 20 in Batumi, Komakhidze Street, injuring three patrol officers. The incident occurred after a report ...

Kutaisi Court of Appeal fails to address Mzia Amaglobeli’s pre-trial detention appeal
The Kutaisi Court of Appeal has declined to review the appeal regarding the pre-trial detention of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, leaving her legal team and supporters in anticipation of a justification for the decision, expect...

Georgian protester sentenced to 5 years over Agents’ Law demonstration
A Georgian protester, Pridon Bubuteishvili, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his actions during a rally against the controversial Agents’ Law. The verdict was delivered on Monday by Judge Zviad Sharadze at Tbilisi City Court. Bubuteish...

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