Citizens gathered overnight on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the April 9 tragedy, a violent crackdown by Soviet forces that left 21 people dead and became a defining moment in Georgia’s modern history. This year’s...
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 Railway reports that a child was fatally struck by a train near the Batumi station. The incident resulted in the child’s immediate death at the scene. “A tragic accident occurred near the Batumi station, where a passenger train hit a young ...
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...
TV Pirveli’s cameraman, Lasha Jioshvili, has been issued an administrative offense report by Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs over a Facebook post in which he allegedly criticized law enforcement. According to a police officer featured in a vi...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has ranked first among all state institutions in terms of bonuses and extra pay in 2024, according to new data released by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI). A record-breaking 5...
The Georgian Orthodox Church has declined a request by opera singer and opposition figure Paata Burchuladze to ring the bells of Tbilisi’s Kashveti Church at dawn on April 9, citing concerns over the politicisation of the gesture. The Patriarchate s...