The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld a ruling by Georgia’s Supreme Court, finding former Defence Minister Davit Kezerashvili guilty of embezzling over €5 million in state funds, Justice Minister Anri Okhanashvili announced. The funds...
Georgian television company Mtavari has released a list of 100 individuals it claims are members of the Special Tasks Department, allegedly involved in dispersing pro-European rallies on Rustaveli Avenue in November and December. The list also includ...
Georgia’s Special Investigation Service is investigating 319 alleged rights violations during the November and December protests in Tbilisi, including cases involving journalists, amid protests against the Government’s decision last week to “delay” t...
TBILISI – The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest of Aleko Elisashvili, a leader of the Strong Georgia coalition, following an investigation into an alleged politically motivated assault. According to the Ministry, Elisashvili...
World champion wrestler Zurab Datunashvili was arrested near Freedom Square in Tbilisi on Wednesday late evening. Datunashvili, currently a representative of the Coalition for Change, was attending a meeting of opposition parties at the Courtyard Mar...
Several people were arrested near the “Freedom Square” metro station, according to participants in a protest. They claim that police have been stopping citizens coming out of the Freedom Square and Rustaveli metro stations, conducting searches, and m...
Lawyer Dito Sadzaglishvili has confirmed that opposition leader Nika Gvaramia is being held at the Marneuli Temporary Detention Facility. The information was disclosed by Georgia’s Public Defender’s Office. “We have been trying to locate Nika Gvaram...
Law enforcement officers have detained five members of the youth organization of the opposition party United National Movement (UNM) amid ongoing crackdowns in Georgia. The arrests took place following a search conducted earlier at the organization’...
Police forces have expanded their operations, entering the office of the activist group movement Nabiji. The news was confirmed by activists Luka Chokhonelidze and Datuna Danelia. The raid on Movement Nabiji follows a series of searches and crackdow...
Georgian police have arrested Gela Khasaia, an activist and member of the Coalition for Change, near the Girchi-Droa office in Tbilisi. The arrest, carried out by masked law enforcement officers during a Ministry of Internal Affairs search of the of...
