19+ hour ago   (269+ words) Protests in Tbilisi, why The traditional “Saturday March” took place in Tbilisi on 12 September, marking the 654th consecutive day of pro-European protests. Participants said the injustice prevailing in the country is the “achievement” of Bidzina Ivanishvili, honorary chairman of the ruling…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (490+ words) Civil rights activist and blogger Tornike Razmadze says Georgia’s Interior Ministry has summoned him to court to impose a fine or administrative detention because he insulted Kremlin propagandists Margarita Simonyan and Vladimir Solovyov in response to their insults against Georgian…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) The Georgian Orthodox Church strongly opposes the use of Archimandrite Gabriel Urgebadze’s name to justify or support military action. Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze, head of the Georgian Patriarchate’s press service, said it was particularly unacceptable that some Russian Orthodox Church clergy…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1633+ words) Irakli Garibashvili vs Georgian Dream Georgia’s two-time former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is currently in prison, from where he has openly challenged the authorities he himself represented for many years. Over the past few weeks, he has published six letters…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (332+ words) According to conflict analyst Paata Zakareishvili, members of Georgia’s ruling team have more sympathy for former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili than for the current prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze. Zakareishvili links the activity of the jailed Garibashvili and his recent letters…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (484+ words) New charges against former Georgian minister Georgia‘s Prosecutor General’s Office has charged former Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his relative Vasil Mkheidze with accepting a particularly large bribe as part of a group acting in prior collusion, as well…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (712+ words) Former Georgian prosecutor general Otar Partskhaladze, who now lives in Russia and is known as Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze, will lead an international military unit formed to take part in the war against Ukraine. Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported this on…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1456+ words) Abkhaz journalist and editor of Chegemskaya Pravda, Inal Khashig, and civic activist Adgur Lagvilava discussed the key challenges facing Abkhazia’s foreign relations, as well as its ties with Georgia’s official authorities in Tbilisi. Key points and arguments: Inal Khashig: But…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1374+ words) Question: How would you evaluate the currently existing peace policy? Where are we now, and what processes are taking place on both the Georgian and Abkhaz sides? Vano Abramashvili: Currently, we find ourselves in a paradigm-less peace. Georgian Dream has…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (295+ words) Protests in Georgia against Ivanishvili The traditional “Saturday march” in Tbilisi on September 5 was held under the main slogan “Georgia against Ivanishvili”. Speakers said democracy was declining in Georgia, relations with the EU and Western partners had sharply deteriorated, and…...