The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) monitoring rapporteurs for Georgia, Claude Kern (France, ALDE) and Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), have voiced serious concerns about the recent arrests of opposition and protest leaders, as w...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has released a statement regarding the planned amendments to the Law on Police, aimed at clarifying the changes for public understanding. According to the Ministry, the police force consists of various units, includi...
At present, protests are ongoing in Tbilisi, Zugdidi, Batumi, and Kutaisi. In the capital, the epicenter of the demonstrations remains the area surrounding the Parliament building. Protesters are demanding new elections and the acceleration of nego...
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to Instagram to voice her support for the Georgian people and President Salome Zourabichvili amid ongoing political unrest in the country. “I’m proud to join leaders from around the world in standing...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has firmly opposed the possibility of imposing European sanctions on Georgian officials, pledging to use Hungary’s veto power to block such measures. Szijjártó made the statement during a joint press confere...
President Salome Zourabichvili criticized a statement issued by the State Security Service (SSS) on December 10, calling it an act of “psychological terror” against peaceful protesters. Speaking at a media award ceremony at the Orbeliani Palace, she ...
President Salome Zourabichvili awarded journalists and camera operators covering the ongoing protests during a ceremony at the Orbeliani Palace on December 10. “You are the ones who have taken not only cameras and microphones into your hands but als...
The European Union representation to Georgia on Tuesday hailed President Salome Zourabichvili’s work in “defending” the country’s democratic and EU aspirations as “crucial”. In a social media post, the Embassy said the Ambassador had hosted Zourabic...
Fifteen Russian citizens were detained by Georgian police amid pro-European protests that began on November 28, the Russian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy reported on Tuesday. As of today, 13 of the detainees have been released, while two re...
Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, has criticized Estonian and Lithuanian politicians, Marko Mikhelson andŽygimantas Pavilionis, for “attempting to discredit” EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pavel Herczyński, following his meeting with...
