Politics

Elections in Georgia: first violations

Georgia

October 02, 2021

The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) has released its initial assessment of the local self-government elections in Georgia, noted first violations

EU Ambassador: I hope that voters will be able to cast ballots in peaceful, calm atmosphere

Georgia

October 02, 2021

EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell hopes for a peaceful, safe, and calm atmosphere on the voting day in Georgia, reminds politicians to observe election silence

"We are closely following the development of events" - international reaction to Saakashvili's arrest

Georgia

October 02, 2021

Several congressmen, as well as the President of Ukraine and the US Department of State, issued statements about the arrest of the former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili

"I believe in my own country" - Mikheil Saakashvili addresses the public from prison

Georgia

October 02, 2021

The third president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, arrested in Tbilisi, addressed his supporters with a letter from prison and urged them to vote and defend the results of the October 2 elections

Georgian President says she will not pardon Saakashvili

Georgia

October 02, 2021

According to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, she will not pardon former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili who was detained in Tbilisi yesterday: The answer is simple - no and never", she said

Polling stations open in Georgia for local self-government elections

Georgia

October 02, 2021

Voting for local self-government elections in Georgia began at 08-00 AM today and will last until 20-00. 43 electoral subjects will participate in the elections that the opposition describes as a referendum

Georgian Ambassador in Kiev summoned to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry amid arrest of Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili

October 01, 2021

Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine has been summoned by the Foreign Ministry to provide explanation of the arrest of former President Mikhail Saakashvili in Georgia

"The war was inevitable, but it is not the end yet"- experts analyze the second Karabakh

The Second Karabakh War

October 01, 2021

A year after the second Karabakh war, the book Storm in the Caucasus was published, which presents an analysis of this conflict by a group of political scientists and military experts

Ex-President Saakashvili arrested in Tbilisi

Mikheil Saakashvili

October 01, 2021

Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili was arrested in Tbilisi shortly after he posted a video message on his Fcebook announcing his arrival. Earlier, President Zurabishvili condemned the government for mocking and joking about his return

Ex-president Saakashvili claims he is in Georgia, urges people to vote against ruling party

Mikheil Saakashvili

October 01, 2021

Has ex-president Saakashvili arrived in Georgia or not is the question that is now being actively discussed in Georgia after the video message he posted and the emergency statement of the authorities refuting his claims

Abkhazia no longer wants to fund the ombudsman's office

Abkhazia

October 01, 2021

"For three years, the parliament failed to discuss a single recommendation of the Ombudsman" - the position of the Public Defender in Abkhazia is under threat

The State Security Service of Georgia informed opposition TV channel head about murder plot against him

Georgia

October 01, 2021

Nika Gvaramia, director of Georgia's main opposition TV channel, was summoned to the State Security Service and informed of his alleged "liquidation"

Will he arrive or not? What does Georgia think about the possible return of ex-president Saakashvili

Georgia

September 30, 2021

Georgian politicians and experts discuss the possible scenarios and implications of ex-president Saakashvili's return to Georgia

Armenia's National Security Services confirm the detention of former defense minister

Armenia

September 30, 2021

The NSS of Armenia confirmed the information about the detention of the former Minister of Defense David Tonoyan on charges of embezzlement. Tononyan held this post in 2018-2020

Georgian Defense Ministry sues founder of opposition Formula TV channel

Georgia

September 30, 2021

Two days before the local self-government elections, Georgia's Defense Ministry has sued opposition Formula TV channel founders in a case that they were previously acquitted for

YouTube blocks Russia's RT channels in Germany for spreading misinformation about Covid-19

Russia

September 29, 2021

YouTube deleted two of Russia's RT channels in Germany for spreading misinformation about Covid-19. In response, the Russian state TV channel RT threatened to ban German media in Russia.

NATO ships enter the port of Batumi

Georgia

September 29, 2021

NATO ships have entered the port of Batumi in Georgia for the upcoming joint military exercises with the Georgian coast guard and ships of the NATO naval unit in the Black Sea

'Immediate release of Armenian POWs' and other provisions of the PACE resolution

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 29, 2021

PACE adopts resolution on the second Karabakh war, calling for the immediate release of the Armenian prisoners of war and contains provisions on war crimes and responsibility for instigating the conflict

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