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Prosecution charges dance teacher in Batumi with violence against minor
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has filed charges against a dance teacher for violence against a minor, following an investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The investigation revealed that on September 10, in the Palace of Yo...

Georgia expels 42 foreign nationals in immigration crackdown
Georgia has expelled 42 foreign nationals from the country as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration, authorities have confirmed. The group, which includes citizens of Turkmenistan, Iraq, Turkey, India, Iran, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Belaru...

14 arrested in Tbilisi nightclub raids over fraud, extortion
Fourteen people have been arrested following a series of late-night raids on nightclubs in Tbilisi as part of a special operation targeting an organized group accused of fraud and extortion, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed. Teimuraz K...

Five arrested in Georgia for ties to criminal underworld
Five individuals with alleged links to criminal underworld have been arrested in a coordinated operation by the Guria Police Department and the Ozurgeti District Prosecutor’s Office in western Georgia. The arrests took place in the cities of Tbilisi,...

Suspect in transgender Kesaria Abramidze’s murder remanded in custody
Tbilisi City Court has ordered pre-trial detention for Beka Jaiani, the suspect in the murder of a trangender woman Kesaria Abramidze. The court’s decision came after prosecutors filed a motion seeking custody for Jaiani, which the judge granted. Dur...

Man arrested for murder of transgender celebrity Kesaria Abramidze in Tbilisi
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a man accused of brutally murdering Kesaria Abramidze, a well-known transgender figure in Georgia. The suspect, a 26-year-old man, could face a prison sentence ranging fr...

Transgender woman Kesaria Abramidze found murdered in her home in Tbilisi
Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender woman and public figure, was found murdered in her home in Tbilisi. Law enforcement authorities are currently investigating the scene. According to reports, the identity of the suspect responsible for the fatal injur...

Police arrests businessman and civil activist Ioseb Babaev
On September 14, police arrested businessman and civil activist Ioseb Babaev in Gori, central Georgia, accusing him of disobeying police officers. Babaev was protesting against restrictions imposed in Gori ahead of the visit of former Prime Minister...

Tbilisi Court fines opposition UNM member amid controversial trial
The Tbilisi City Court fined Irakli Edzgveradze, head of the Gldani electoral headquarters for the opposition United National Movement (UNM) 2,700 GEL for petty hooliganism and disobeying police orders. During the trial on Friday, Edzgveradze protest...

66-year-old arrested on charges of sexual violence against his nine-year-old granddaughter in western Georgia
A 66-year-old man was arrested on charges of sexual violence against his nine-year-old granddaughter in Georgia’s western Samegrelo region, the Interior Ministry confirmed with domestic media on Monday. The investigation was opened under Article 11 ...
