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Judge orders detention of fireworks suspect amid ongoing protests
A Georgian court has ordered 21-year-old medical student Giorgi Mindadze to remain in custody following his arrest on charges of throwing fireworks at a police officer. Judge Nino Tarashvili made the ruling during a pre-trial hearing, citing concerns...
Protest in Tbilisi: Several arrested near police station in Temka
Several individuals were detained during a protest near a police station in the Temka district of Tbilisi. According to witnesses, the arrests were allegedly made for not wearing masks, with protesters claiming that police used excessive force. “Pe...
Court releases opposition UNM youth movement member from custody
David Gedenidze, a member of the United National Movement (UNM) youth movement, was released from custody by a court decision. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) had accused Gedenidze of disobeying a lawful police order and committing minor hooli...
Georgian Prosecutor’s Office claims investigation “ruled out” multiple voting during elections
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia on Wednesday shared an update on its investigation into allegations of election fraud during the October 2024 parliamentary elections. According to the PoG, the election verification devices used throughout ...
Four dead, one injured in Gurjaani road crash, eastern Georgia
Four people have been killed and another seriously injured in a road accident involving a trailer in Gurjaani, eastern Georgia, on Wednesday. The incident occurred on the Bakurtsikhe-Tbilisi connecting road, near Barjiskhevi, earlier today. Eyewitne...
Batumi Court sentences cameraman to 8 days of administrative detention
Batumi City Court has sentenced Guram Murvanidze, a cameraman for the publication Batumelebi, to 8 days of administrative detention. The ruling was made by Judge Irma Togonidze. Murvanidze was detained by police on June 12 during a protest in Batumi...
Court orders imprisonment for media founder Amaglobeli following protest incident
The Batumi City Court in western Georgia on Tuesday sentenced Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of the media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, to imprisonment as a preventive measure. During the trial, the prosecution requested Amaglobeli’s imprisonment,...
Founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti media outlet charged with assault on law enforcement
Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, is facing charges of assaulting a police officer under the criminal Code, during a rally in Batumi, western Georgia, last week against halted EU integration. Her lawyer, Juba Katamadze, confi...
Opposition leaders Elene Khoshtaria and Giorgi Kirtadze detained in Batumi
Police detained Elene Khoshtaria and Giorgi Kirtadze, leaders of the Coalition for Change, during a protest in Batumi on Sunday evening. Khoshtaria was reportedly attempting to put up a protest poster when an altercation with police ensued. Kirtadze...
Eight protesters remain in custody in Batumi, media outlet founder detained on criminal charges
Out of the 12 individuals detained during protests in Batumi yesterday, three have been released on a written statement, while eight remain in administrative custody, according to Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The eight protesters are accu...
