Georgia

Georgia: IDP from Abkhazia committed suicide while waiting for housing

Georgia

January 17, 2022

An IDP committed suicide in the Kartli sanatorium in Georgia amid the housing issue and ongoing protests of the refugees residing there

Georgian social workers go on strike, demand increased salaries

Georgia

January 17, 2022

Large-scale strike of the Georgian social workers has them win a 60% salary increase and per-case bonus starting from February

Georgia changes isolation and quarantine rules due to spread of Omicron variant

Georgia

January 17, 2022

Quarantine rules in Georgia have been changed amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Starting from January 17, quarantine and self-isolation period will be reduced

UN expresses concern over the abolition of the State Inspector Service in Georgia

Georgia

January 14, 2022

The UN mission in Georgia expressed concern over the abolition of the State Security Service, especially since the decision was made 'hurriedly' and without proper discussion

Georgian court finds opposition Lelo party leaders guilty, releases them from sentence

Georgia

January 12, 2022

Georgian court found the opposition Lelo party leaders guilty in Khazaradze-Japaridze-Tsereteli case, but released them from sentence due to expiration of the statute of limitations

US Ambassador: We are not going to talk about Georgia without Georgia

Georgia

January 12, 2022

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan commented on the ongoing negotiations between Russia and the US, and reinstated the unwavering support of the United States for Georgia's sovereignty

Head epidemiologist: Georgia to reach peak of the 6th Covid-19 wave in February

Coronavirus

January 11, 2022

Sixth coronavirus wave hits Georgia, and, fueled by the new Omicron strain, is expected to reach its peak in early February, head of the National Center for Disease Control warns

Georgia in 2021: 13 main events of the year. Photo, Video

Georgia

January 10, 2022

Wiretapping and surveillance, Saakashvili's arrival, protests, Batumi tragedy, Western indignation - Georgia, main events of 2021

"My only wealth in this life is children" - story of a refugee. Video

Georgia

January 08, 2022

Gulnara Bendeliani, refugee from Abkhazia is a mining engineer by profession; she lived with her family in Abkhazia for 22 years and left when the war began

Georgian cameraman Lekso Lashkarava included in UNESCO list of journalists killed in 2021

Georgia

January 07, 2022

UNESCO included Lekso Lashkarava in the list of killed journalists. Lashkarava died a few days after being beaten by opponents of LGBT Pride on July 5

"I want every individual in our country to be valued" - social activist from Zugdidi, Western Georgia. Video

Georgia

January 06, 2022

Tsabunia Vartagava is an LGBT rights activist from Georgia. She protects the rights of LGBT people and female victims of violence. Because of this, Tsabunia herself often becomes the target of attacks

Head of National Center for Disease Control: Omicron Covid-19 strain wave hits Georgia

Georgia

January 06, 2022

According to Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, Omicron strain is spreading in Georgia. 159 cases have of the Omicron strain have already been confirmed

Mikheil Saakashvili: I welcome the struggle for freedom of Kazakh people

Georgia

January 06, 2022

Mikheil Saakashvili expressed support for protesters in Kazakhstan from Rustavi prison and noted that current events show that freedom-loving people will always prevail over repressive regimes

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

Political crisis and pro-Russian sentiments - Ukrainian journalists assess Georgia's political realities

2020 elections in Georgia

December 29, 2021

Political crisis in Georgia: journalists of the Ukrainian edition of Zaborona visited Georgia at the height of the political crisis, and examined the factors that led up to it

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