Davit Matikashvili, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday described April 9 as a day of both “tragedy and dignity,” emphasizing the importance of unity in remembering...
A senior member of Georgia’s ruling party has accused “foreign-financed groups” of attempting to hijack the symbolism of April 9, a day commemorating the deadly Soviet crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in 1989 and a key milestone in the country’s s...
The Polish Embassy in Georgia issued a statement on Wednesday, commemorating the victims of the April 9, 1989 tragedy in Tbilisi, when Soviet troops violently dispersed a peaceful demonstration, killing at least 21 people and injuring hundreds. “Tog...
Lithuania has reaffirmed its support for the Georgian people as they mark the anniversary of “two key events” in the country’s modern history – the Soviet military crackdown of April 9,1989 and the declaration of independence also on April 9, 1991. ...
An official from Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has criticised renowned opera singer Paata Burchuladze, accusing him of hypocrisy over comments linking him to the Russian opera school. Dimitri Samkharadze, the party’s regional secretary, shar...
On the 36th anniversary of the April 9 tragedy, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused “foreign powers” of both historical and ongoing attempts to “sow division and hatred” in the country. In a commemorative statement on Wednesday, Ko...
The United States Ambassador to Georgia, Robin Dunnigan, has honoured the memory of those who died during the tragic events of April 9, 1989, by laying flowers at a memorial on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. Ambassador Dunnigan arrived at the ...
Leader of the For Justice party, Eka Beselia, has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of deliberately pushing the country toward international isolation by undermining democratic values and constitutional rights. “There is a direct assault on de...
Georgian Dream MP Levan Machavariani has named specific organizations that he claims will be denied access to grants under newly proposed legislative changes aimed at tightening foreign funding regulations. Referring to them as “undesirable organizat...
During a congressional hearing with General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of US European Command, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of using every possible means to rebuild the failed Soviet Union. “What we s...
