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Former Georgian national football team captain Giorgi Nemsadze dies aged 54

Former Georgian national football team captain Giorgi Nemsadze dies aged 54

society5 days ago / 15:52 / 21.10.2026

Former Georgia national team captain Giorgi Nemsadze has died at the age of 54. Nemsadze played for several clubs during his career, including Dinamo Tbilisi, Guria Lanchkhuti and Shevardeni Tbilisi in Georgia, as well as Hamburger SV in Germany, Tra...

Seasonal flu vaccination to begin across Georgia on 21 October

Seasonal flu vaccination to begin across Georgia on 21 October

society6 days ago / 13:08 / 20.10.2026

Seasonal influenza vaccination will begin across Georgia on 21 October, with 200,000 doses of a French-made vaccine purchased by the state, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) said. NCDC Director General Irakli Purtseladz...

TV host Vakho Sanaia sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention over Facebook posts

TV host Vakho Sanaia sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention over Facebook posts

society11:35 / 19.10.2026

Georgian TV host Vakho Sanaia has been sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention over posts he published on Facebook. The ruling was announced by Judge Tornike Kochkiani on Monday. Sanaia did not attend the court hearing and declined to appoin...

All 694 food samples from Tbilisi kindergartens meet safety standards, National Food Agency

All 694 food samples from Tbilisi kindergartens meet safety standards, National Food Agency

society11:13 / 15.10.2026

Georgia’s National Food Agency has published the final results of its monitoring of food supplied to kindergartens, reporting that all 694 samples tested complied with established food safety standards. The agency launched a comprehensive investigati...

Christianity has preserved Georgia’s identity for 1,700 years, Patriarch Shio III

Christianity has preserved Georgia’s identity for 1,700 years, Patriarch Shio III

society14:26 / 14.10.2026

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Shio III has said Christianity has played a central role in preserving Georgia’s land, language and national identity throughout the country’s history. Addressing worshippers celebrating Svetitskhovloba holiday, th...

Late IT specialist Bachaliashvili’s parents stage protest outside Rustavi prison

Late IT specialist Bachaliashvili’s parents stage protest outside Rustavi prison

society13:00 / 14.10.2026

The parents of Tamar Bachaliashvili, a young Georgian programmer found dead in 2020, have staged a protest outside Rustavi Penitentiary Facility No. 12, calling on former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and former State Security Service chief Grig...

Georgia marks Svetitskhovloba - feast of the Lord’s tunic

Georgia marks Svetitskhovloba - feast of the Lord’s tunic

society08:17 / 14.10.2026

On 14 October, Georgia celebrates Svetitskhovloba, also known as the Feast of the Lord’s Tunic - one of the most revered religious holidays in the Georgian Orthodox Church. The day commemorates the coming of Christ’s robe (kvarti) to Mtskheta, Georgi...

Georgian volunteer fighter Lasha Broladze killed in Ukraine

Georgian volunteer fighter Lasha Broladze killed in Ukraine

society00:07 / 12.10.2026

Another Georgian volunteer fighter, Lasha Broladze, has been killed in Ukraine while fighting against Russian forces, according to his fellow soldiers. His death was announced on social media by Georgian fighter Giorgi Partsvania. “Unfortunately, our...

Family of prisoner accusing staff of sexual abuse stages protest

Family of prisoner accusing staff of sexual abuse stages protest

society12:07 / 06.10.2026

The family of imprisoned Giorgi Davitaze has staged a protest outside Georgia’s Special Penitentiary Service, accusing prison staff of sexually abusing him and demanding that those responsible be punished. Davitaze’s mother, Irma Davitaze, called for...

New bridge opens between Vashlijvari and Digomi in capital Tbilisi

New bridge opens between Vashlijvari and Digomi in capital Tbilisi

society13:56 / 05.10.2026

A new road bridge connecting Tbilisi’s Vashlijvari district with the village of Digomi has opened to traffic, restoring full vehicle access across the Digmura River. The bridge on Tetri Duknis Street replaces a damaged 64-metre metal structure that h...

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