A courtroom session in Georgia’s capital was abruptly halted on Friday after Nika Melia, co-chairman of the opposition Ahali party, threw water at the presiding judge while recounting his alleged kidnapping. The incident unfolded at the Tbilisi City...
A Georgian student has been sentenced to 12 days in prison after a confrontation with a ruling party MP, in what critics say is part of a broader clampdown on free expression. Tbilisi City Court Judge Davit Tereuli on Friday handed down the sentence...
Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov on Friday made accusations against the Georgian government, calling it a “terrorist” regime acting “under the orders of an international dictator.” His remarks came as the trial of Georgian media figure Mzia Amagl...
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met on Friday with US Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in Tbilisi. The government administration said the discussions centred on the future of US-Georgia relations, ...
A platform of Georgian opposition parties led by fifth President Salome Zourabichvili on Friday appealed to the leaders of France, Germany, and Poland, calling for targeted sanctions and the organisation of new parliamentary elections amid “concerns ...
Opposition leader Roman Gotsiridze on Friday criticised the Georgian Dream government and the National Bank for inviting American economist Jeffrey Sachs as the keynote speaker at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of the national currency, th...
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has described Georgia’s national currency, the lari (GEL), as a cornerstone of statehood, as the country marks 30 years since its introduction into circulation. Speaking at an international conference dedicated to th...
Georgia is marking the 30th anniversary of its national currency, the lari, in what officials are calling a milestone of national sovereignty and economic development. Speaking at a conference dedicated to the anniversary on Friday, Parliament Speak...
Political developments in Georgia are unfolding rapidly and unpredictably. Recent personnel changes, including the resignation [https://frontnews.ge/en/news/vakhtang-gomelaurma-tanamdeboba-datova] of Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Minister of Internal Affai...
The lawyer of Nika Melia, a key opposition leader from the Coalition for Change, has condemned his client’s detention as an unlawful and violent act, calling it a “criminal offense” carried out by Georgian law enforcement. “Several police officers —...
