Law
TI Georgia takes American lawyer’s case to European Court over alleged rights violations
Transparency International Georgia has escalated the case of Ted Jonas, an American lawyer and dual US-Georgian citizen, to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, seeking justice for alleged rights violations by Georgian authorities...
Former hosts sue Georgian Public Broadcaster over contract termination
Two former hosts of Georgia’s Public Broadcaster (GPB), Nino Zautashvili and Vasil Ivanov-Chikovani, have filed a lawsuit against the broadcaster in Tbilisi City Court, challenging the termination of their contracts. The legal action comes after a de...
Ukrainian citizen arrested at Georgian border for smuggling large quantity of methadone
A Ukrainian citizen identified as V.K., born in 1992, has been detained at the Sarpi border checkpoint in Georgia on charges of illegal possession and importation of a large quantity of narcotic drugs. The arrest was the result of a joint operation ...
Man arrested for human trafficking in Georgia
A Georgian citizen, identified as M.F., born in 1993, has been arrested on charges of human trafficking following a joint operation by the Anti-Trafficking and Illegal Migration Division of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and the P...
Georgia's Security Service urges diplomatic corps to respect their work amid bomb threat investigation
Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has issued a statement calling on members of the diplomatic corps accredited in the country to demonstrate greater responsibility and respect the work of national security agencies, especially in light of May 7 ...
US Embassy issues alert over bomb threats at three Tbilisi malls
The US Embassy in Georgia has issued a security alert after receiving information about bomb threats at three major shopping centers in Tbilisi. According to the embassy’s official statement, the threats targeted the following locations: East Point...
Georgian businessman Giorgi Chikvaidze and his partner sentenced to 9 and 8 years in prison
The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Georgian businessman and founder of Ramses Yachting, Giorgi Chikvaidze, to nine years in prison on charges of large-scale embezzlement. His business partner, Irakli Papiashvili, was sentenced to eight years. The v...
Georgian media manager Amaglobeli faces new charges amid ongoing detention
Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of the independent publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti, is facing fresh administrative charges from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with a court hearing scheduled for Wednesday in Batumi City Court. The development ...
Five foreign nationals detained for attempting illegal border crossing in Georgia
Georgian border police have detained five foreign nationals for attempting to illegally cross the Georgian-Turkish border, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Wednesday. The arrests occurred at the guarded sections of the Gorgadzeti and Sa...
Georgia moves to deport long-term resident amid accusations of political repression
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has initiated deportation procedures against Turkish citizen of Georgian origin Temur Katamadze, also known as Gaffar Yilmaz, following a controversial court ruling that denied him international protection. ...
