Opposition leaders of coalition Lelo-Strong Georgia Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze were detained directly at their party’s headquarters, where they were present with fellow members on Monday. The detention followed the decision of Tbilisi Cit...
Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder and editor of Batumelebi and Netgazeti media outlets, is rapidly losing her eyesight while in pre-trial detention, her lawyer told Batumi City Court on Monday, as hearings continue in the criminal case against the journal...
Badri Japaridze, co-leader of the opposition party Lelo – Strong Georgia, has been sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from holding public office for two years after being found guilty of failing to comply with a summons from a parliamenta...
A Tbilisi court has sentenced Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the opposition party Lelo – Strong Georgia, to eight months in prison for failing to comply with a summons from a parliamentary investigative commission probing alleged crimes under the Unite...
Two young activists who were injured after a car ploughed into a group of protesters in Tbilisi on the night of 22 June say they have identified the driver, despite a lack of public information from authorities. Mariam Mekantsishvili and Lizi Ubilav...
The For Georgia party, led by former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, has criticised the parliamentary investigative commission probing alleged crimes under the previous United National Movement government and beyond, chaired by Vice Speaker Thea Tsul...
A Georgian court has sentenced Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change opposition bloc, to seven months in prison for failing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission probing alleged crimes under the previous ...
The Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate has suspended a decree issued by the Diocese of Marneuli and Hujabi, which had banned Giorgi Shinjikashvili, former deputy governor of Kvemo Kartli, from receiving Holy Communion. The suspension was signed by Cathol...
The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) has voiced concern over civic activist and teacher Nino Datashvili's pretrial detention, stating that courts should not use such measures as a form of punishment. On June 21, Tbilisi City Court Judge Ek...
On June 21, Tbilisi City Court judge Eka Barbakadze ordered pretrial detention for civic activist and teacher Nino Datashvili, who is charged with assaulting a bailiff during the performance of their duties. The judge issued the ruling immediately, w...
