Tbilisi

Head of Georgia's ruling party: US Embassy received incorrect information, but this is not an excuse

Georgia

January 04, 2022

Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party criticized the US Embassy statement regarding abolition of the State Inspector's Service. Kobakhidze said that the statement contained several factual mistakes

Georgia abolishes State Inspector Service

Georgia

December 31, 2021

The service of the State Inspector has been abolished in Georgia. Parliament approved the bill on the abolition of the agency in the third reading

Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili transferred back to Rustavi prison

Mikheil Saakashvili

December 30, 2021

Former President Mikheil Saakashvili returned to Rustavi prison, Saakashvili's lawyer Shota Tutberidze has announced, stating that Saakashvili was transfered from Gori hospital late at night

President of Georgia: the process of 'national reconciliation' should be continue in a new format

Georgia

December 29, 2021

President Zurabishvili's reconciliation initiative to continue in a new format. Georgian President said that she has 'neither leverage, nor power' to reconcile the opposing parties, and called for a nationwide dialogue

Two committees of Georgian parliament supported abolition of State Inspector Service

Georgia

December 29, 2021

Georgia abolishes State Inspector's Office, State Inspector Londa Toloraia left the meeting of the Joint Committees in protest. She said that she did not recieve an answer to any of her questions.

"Not a reform, but punishment for independence": why Georgia abolished Inspector's Service

Georgia

December 27, 2021

Georgia abolishes State Inspector's Service. Many believe that the decision has been made because the agency for supported the demand to transfer ex-President Saakashvili to a hospital during his hunger strike

The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia has resigned

Georgia

December 24, 2021

The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia has resigned and will be replaced by Shalva Papuashvili. Kakha Kuchava will not leave politics and will lead a new project of the ruling party

Georgian nightclubs promise to reopen, protest against government's ban

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian nightclubs promise to protest against the government's ban on reopening. Club owners have been closed for 22 months

Pfizer's first anti-Covid pills to become available in Georgia

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgia started negotiations on acquiring Pfizer's first anti-Covid pills, Deputy Health Minister said. Head of the National Center for Disease Control believes that pills will not be able to replace vaccination

"Kicked with the chair leg, thrown on the cold floor"- Ombudsman's report on Ninotsminda orphanage

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian Public Defender's report on Ninotsminda boarding house details the crimes committed against children residing there, such as punishments with chair legs and public humiliation

Georgian government decides not to reopen nightclubs

Georgia

December 22, 2021

According to the decision of the Interagency Coordination Council, nightclubs will not reopen in Georgia because of the spread of the Omicron strain of Covid-19

Public transport fees will increase in Tbilisi starting from February 1

Georgia

December 22, 2021

New transport system to be introduced in Tbilisi from February 1, one-time fare for public transport will become 1 GEL instead of 50 tetri

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov: Georgia is being dragged into NATO against its people's will

Georgia

December 22, 2021

"Russia won't let Georgia join NATO", Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stared. "No country has the right to define another country's borders", spokesperson of the US State department responded

Georgia considers building Namakhvani HPP after Turkish ENKA company terminates contract

Georgia

December 18, 2021

Georgian authorities may take on the construction of Namakhvani HPP, if the Turkish ENKA company does not renew the contract it terminated in September this year

Russia remains the main importer of electricity in Georgia

Georgia

December 17, 2021

Russia remains the main importer of electricity in Georgia, with 61.6% share of total imports. Increased imports from Russia are linked to the ongoing energy crisis in Abkhazia

Mikheil Saakashvili supports Georgian President Zurabishvili's call for 'national agreement'

Georgia

December 17, 2021

Ex-President Saakashvili supports Zurabishvili's call for reconciliation, saying that President Zurabishvili's speech gave a very 'objective and accurate description of the situation [in the country]'

Strasbourg court ordered Georgia to pay 193,500 euros for failing to ensure safety of LGBTQ+ activists on May 17

LGBT in Caucasus

December 16, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Georgia to pay compensation to the victims of the violent homophobic mobs' attacks of May 17, 2013

"Principle of Reconciliation" - President Georgia invites opposition to New Year reception

Georgia

December 16, 2021

Georgian President Zurabishvili invites opposition, ruling parties to a New Year reception party, thus marking the beginning of a 'nationwide reconciliation process' in the country

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