Georgia’s Ombudsperson has raised concerns over police treatment of citizens detained during protests on Rustaveli Avenue on Tuesday, highlighting excessive use of force and rough handling of participants. “The force used during police operations mu...
Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) is facing a “historic challenge” in addressing the consequences of occupation while pursuing broad anti-corruption and security reforms, the agency’s newly approved head, Mamuka Mdinaradze, said on Wednesday aft...
Mamuka Mdinaradze, newly appointed head of Georgia’s State Security Service, has said his personal challenge was to ensure that the country’s intelligence agencies were as strong as the ambitions of the Georgian state. Mdinaradze was confirmed by th...
The Georgian Parliament on Wednesday approved Mamuka Mdinaradze as the head of the State Security Service. Mdinaradze's candidacy was supported by 85 MPs, none were against, as majority of opposition groups had requested the suspension of their man...
Giorgi Baramidze, Political Secretary of the United National Movement opposition party, on Wednesday called the recent report by the parliament’s investigation commission on the actions of the previous UNM Government a “treason document aligned with ...
Saba Skhvitaridze, who was arrested during pro-European protests in central Tbilisi late last year, on Wednesday was sentenced to two years in prison by the Tbilisi City Court Judge Jvebe Nachkebia. The judge found Skhvitaridze guilty for an assault...
A man who was carrying firearms during a pro-European protest in central Tbilisi on Tuesday has been arrested, the Georgian Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday. As a result of joint operational measures and investigative actions, officers of t...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was spreading “fairy tales” during his visit to China, while Russia continued building up forces on the battlefield and launching fresh attacks on Ukraine. ...
Forty-six percent of citizens across EU member states support Georgia’s accession to the European Union once it meets all membership conditions, while 43 percent oppose it, according to a new Eurobarometer survey [https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surv...
Levan Khabeishvili, chair of the political council of Georgia’s opposition United National Movement, on Tuesday said that fear was the “only tool” ruling Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili relied on to retain power. Khabeishvili added law en...
