The Polish Embassy in Georgia issued a statement on Wednesday, commemorating the victims of the April 9, 1989 tragedy in Tbilisi, when Soviet troops violently dispersed a peaceful demonstration, killing at least 21 people and injuring hundreds. “Tog...
Lithuania has reaffirmed its support for the Georgian people as they mark the anniversary of “two key events” in the country’s modern history – the Soviet military crackdown of April 9,1989 and the declaration of independence also on April 9, 1991. ...
An official from Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has criticised renowned opera singer Paata Burchuladze, accusing him of hypocrisy over comments linking him to the Russian opera school. Dimitri Samkharadze, the party’s regional secretary, shar...
Citizens gathered overnight on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the April 9 tragedy, a violent crackdown by Soviet forces that left 21 people dead and became a defining moment in Georgia’s modern history. This year’s...
On the 36th anniversary of the April 9 tragedy, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused “foreign powers” of both historical and ongoing attempts to “sow division and hatred” in the country. In a commemorative statement on Wednesday, Ko...
The United States Ambassador to Georgia, Robin Dunnigan, has honoured the memory of those who died during the tragic events of April 9, 1989, by laying flowers at a memorial on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. Ambassador Dunnigan arrived at the ...
Leader of the For Justice party, Eka Beselia, has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of deliberately pushing the country toward international isolation by undermining democratic values and constitutional rights. “There is a direct assault on de...
Georgian Railway reports that a child was fatally struck by a train near the Batumi station. The incident resulted in the child’s immediate death at the scene. “A tragic accident occurred near the Batumi station, where a passenger train hit a young ...
Georgian Dream MP Levan Machavariani has named specific organizations that he claims will be denied access to grants under newly proposed legislative changes aimed at tightening foreign funding regulations. Referring to them as “undesirable organizat...
During a congressional hearing with General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of US European Command, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of using every possible means to rebuild the failed Soviet Union. “What we s...
