politics
Georgian ruling party chair, ex-PM Garibashvili announces departure from politics
Irakli Garibashvili, Chairman of Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream, has announced his departure from both the party and political life. Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s headquarters in Tbilisi on Friday, Garibashvili said he had made ...
Georgian President pardons 33 prisoners for Easter
President Mikheil Kavelashvili has pardoned 33 convicted individuals in a special decree issued to mark the Easter holiday, the presidential administration announced. In a brief statement, the administration said the pardoned individuals would now h...
Georgian Colonel: Putin has no intention of peace talks with Ukraine
Georgian Colonel Lasha Beridze believes Russia has no interest in any form of negotiation or peaceful resolution with Ukraine. Referring to the latest April 24 Russian attack on Kyiv, he says it is clear Putin doesn’t want peace. “He is not interest...
Council of Europe urges Georgia to tackle prison overcrowding and informal hierarchies in new report
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has issued a strong call for action to the Georgian government, alongside eight other post-Soviet states, urging urgent reforms to ...
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Georgia’s EU accession plans: “There may be nothing left to join by 2030”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has commented on the recent statement by Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, regarding the country’s readiness to join the European Union by 2030. In her remarks, Zakharova urged aspiring EU...
Georgian PM announces resignation of Infrastructure Minister
Georgia’s Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced the resignation of Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze, marking another reshuffle within the Georgian Dream government. At a press conference held on Thursday alongside the outgoing mi...
Georgian Vice Speaker slams planned Russia-occupied Abkhazia fights as ‘illegal’
Georgia’s First Vice-Speaker of Parliament, Gia Volski, has condemned plans to launch direct flights between Russia and the breakaway region of Abkhazia, calling the move “illegal” and a “clear violation of international aviation standards”. Speakin...
Georgia’s fifth President Zourabichvili condemns Russian missile strikes on Kyiv
Georgia’s fifth President Salome Zourabichvili on Thursday condemned the latest Russian missile strikes on Kyiv, calling the attack a “brutal act of aggression” and expressing solidarity with Ukraine. “Strongly condemn today’s missile attacks in Kyi...
Strong Georgia opposition discusses ‘democratic decline’, ‘political prisoners’ in meeting with OSCE chief
The Strong Georgia opposition party has raised concerns over Georgia’s democratic trajectory and the treatment of “political prisoners” arrested during pro-European protests in a meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and...
UNM leader accuses Gov’t of attempting to dismantle ‘pro-western movement’
A senior figure in Georgia’s opposition party, Unity – National Movement, has accused the ruling government of a “continued campaign” to dismantle the movement and “undermine its pro-Western ideals”. Giorgi Baramidze, the political secretary of the ...
