Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zourabichvili, has accused the country’s courts of rushing politically motivated verdicts against detainees she described as “prisoners of conscience.” In a post on social media Tuesday, Zourabichvili said political...
Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party and incumbent Tbilisi Mayor, has accused the European Union of turning the benefits of European integration into a “weapon” against the Georgian people, amid speculation that Bru...
A Georgian Dream lawmaker has dismissed plans by opposition parties to hold a protest on 13 September, describing the initiative as part of a broader “orchestrated attack” on Georgia. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, MP David Matikashvili said the ...
Georgia’s Minister of Education, Science and Youth, Givi Mikanadze, on Tuesday congratulated students on successfully passing the national exams and securing places at higher education institutions. In his comments, Mikanadze said “I congratulate ea...
The United National Movement (UNM) on Tuesday confirmed it will participate in a protest of eight opposition groups scheduled for 13 September over the country’s EU visa liberalization issue. Speaking to the media, UNM leader Levan Sanikidze said t...
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has congratulated Georgia’s new university students on the beginning of “a new stage in life”. In a social media post on Tuesday, the top official said the “first step towards a successful professional career has alr...
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday said 22 foreign nationals had been expelled from the country following coordinated operations by its Migration Department and other units. Those removed in recent days were citizens of Egypt, Turkey, Turkmenist...
A senior cleric in Georgia has called on citizens to remain united and strong in defence of the country’s independence, while also voicing solidarity with Ukraine. In a social media post on Tuesday, Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili thanked those “fig...
Georgia’s Charter of Journalistic Ethics has announced it will not conduct media monitoring during the upcoming municipal election period – the first time it has suspended the practice since 2012. The body on Tuesday said the decision had been drive...
Georgia’s Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said it had detained a man accused of producing and selling a forged official document. The suspect sold a counterfeit Georgian driving licence to a citizen in exchange for $700, ...