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12 arrested as police seize illegal firearms and ammunition across Georgia
Georgian law enforcement has detained 12 individuals following a series of operations targeting the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in Tbilisi and several regions. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that coordinated efforts by th...
Interpol-wanted ISIS member arrested in Rustavi, Georgia
Georgia’s State Security Service has announced the arrest of a foreign national in the city of Rustavi, who was wanted via Interpol for alleged ties to the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS). According to the investigation, the individual t...
Court keeps protesters arrested during pro-European rallies in custody
A Georgian court has ruled to keep eight individuals in pretrial detention following their arrests during pro-European rallies outside the country’s parliament in Tbilisi. Among those detained is activist Zviad Tsetskhladze, who, along with Vepkhia ...
Man charged with child sexual exploitation following investigation in Georgia
A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child sexual exploitation, according to a statement published by Georgia’s Special Investigation Service (SIS) on Friday. The SIS reported that the accused created fake accounts...
GYLA slams Georgian Gov’t’s alleged use of chemical agents against protesters
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association on Friday criticised the government over its alleged use of unidentified chemical agents to disperse peaceful protesters during a wave of demonstrations that began in late November 2024, following the decision ...
Georgian court fines cameraman for Facebook post criticizing police
Georgian TV cameraman Lasha Jioshvili has been fined 3,000 GEL by the Gori City Court over a Facebook post in which he verbally insulted police officers. The verdict was delivered by Judge Davit Papuashvili on May 1. The case stems from an April 6 p...
Court upholds pre-trial detention of 11 protesters accused of group violence in Tbilisi
Tbilisi City Court has once again reviewed — and upheld — the pre-trial detention of 11 protesters charged with group violence. Defense lawyers had requested their release, arguing that there was no longer a risk of evidence tampering or flight, as t...
Georgian court orders ex-financier advisor to pay $850 mln in bitcoin to Ivanishvili
A Georgian court on Thursday ordered Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former head of the Co-Investment Fund, to repay 9,000 bitcoins – currently valued at approximately $850 million – to former Prime Minister and ruling Georgian Dream party honorary chair Bi...
Georgia’s Security Service alleges continued efforts to overthrow Gov’t in 2024 report
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSS) claims in its 2024 annual report that attempts to overthrow the government through violent means persisted during the reporting period. According to the report, foreign intelligence services and both domes...
Court imposes bail on opposition leader Melia for ignoring investigative commission summons
Tbilisi City Court has imposed a 50,000 GEL bail on Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the opposition Coalition for Change, for failing to comply with a summons of a parliamentary investigative commission formed by the ruling Georgian Dream party to p...
