Chair of the United National Movement, Tina Bokuchava, on Thursday said Georgia’s freedom and independence remain under threat, as the country marked the 37th anniversary of the April 9 tragedy. Speaking at the April 9 memorial in the capital city of...
Georgian analyst Zurab Batiashvili has said that the fact both sides were portraying themselves as victorious indicates a highly complicated situation and made any near-term agreement unlikely. Speaking on the prospects for negotiations, Batiashvili ...
The Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Giorgi Jincharadze, together with members of the Abkhaz government-in-exile, laid flowers at the memorial to those killed during the events of 9 April 1989 on Rustaveli Avenue, pa...
The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Tsotne Ananidze, has said that 9 April should remain a symbol of unity and freedom, warning against what he described as attempts to use the date to deepen divisions within Geo...
Georgia’s arrested former president Mikheil Saakashvili has said that both he and Georgia’s first president Zviad Gamsakhurdia were targeted by forces opposed to the country’s independence, claiming that despite persecution, fighting for the nation’s...
Germany’s Ambassador to Georgia, Peter Fischer, on Thursday marked the 37th anniversary of the 1989 April 9 tragedy, saying the day represents freedom and independence for Georgia. Speaking at the memorial, Fischer paid tribute to those who lost thei...
Georgian President Mikheil Kavlashvili on Thursday paid tribute to the victims of the 1989 April 9 tragedy by laying flowers at the memorial in the capital city of Tbilisi. The presidential press service said Kavlashvili was joined at the memorial by...
Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili, on Thursday paid tribute to the victims of the April 9 tragedy at the memorial in the capital city of Tbilisi, saying the protesters “stood to the very end” in defence of the country’s independence. “T...
The acting US Ambassador to Georgia, Alan Purcell, on Thursday paid tribute to those killed during the April 9 tragedy. In a statement, the US Embassy in Georgia commemorated the victims of the 1989 events, when Soviet forces violently dispersed peac...
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili on Thursday said the legacy of the April 9 tragedy continues to underscore the importance of unity in safeguarding the country’s freedom and sovereignty. In a statement shared on social media, Kavelashvili desc...
