A Turkish national has been detained in Georgia on suspicion of illegally purchasing and storing a significant quantity of cocaine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry said that as a result of opera...
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Geka Geladze, has conducted a series of working meetings in the Imereti region to assess ongoing efforts in crime prevention and public safety, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. During the visit, Ge...
A Tbilisi court has sentenced 21-year-old medical student Giorgi Mindadze to five years in prison for “attacking a police officer” during a pro-European rally in the Georgian capital. The verdict, handed down by Judge Nino Galustashvili of Tbilisi Ci...
Amnesty International has launched a global campaign demanding that Georgian authorities ensure accountability for human rights violations committed against pro-European protesters, including alleged acts of violence, torture, and arbitrary detention...
Georgian law enforcement authorities have seized a particularly large quantity of methadone during a coordinated overnight operation in Tbilisi and the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Wednesday. Davit Kik...
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has publicly criticized recent amendments to the Law on Freedom of Speech and Expression adopted by the Georgian Parliament, describing the changes as a continuation of what it calls a repressive politic...
Georgia’s Parliament is moving to tighten traffic regulations, introducing significantly higher fines for pedestrians who violate road safety rules. Lawmakers are considering the bill under an expedited procedure, raising the possibility that it coul...
Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Coalition for Change party, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for refusing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission formed by the ruling Georgian Dream party. The verdict was deliver...
Freedom House has issued a public statement expressing concern over what it describes as escalating anti-democratic practices by the Georgian government, warning that recent actions undermine the country’s prospects for European Union integration. I...
The International Press Institute (IPI) issued a statement [https://ipi.media/georgia-urgent-action-required/] on June 30 expressing serious concern over what it describes as a worsening climate for media freedom in Georgia. The organization pointed ...
