Ivanishvili made the announcement after a closed-door meeting with party officials.
FSB officer convicted of ‘grievous bodily harm’ for stabbing man to death in Kabardino-Balkaria
Major Pavel Sterlyagov was convicted of ‘intentionally causing grievous bodily harm’ but cleared of murder for stabbing a man to death.
Beyond the controversies, Baku’s Europa League final brought little for locals
Despite complaints of few benefits of playing host, human rights defenders say it was beneficial in drawing attention to abuses in the country.
In pictures | Rustavi: The city of factories
Rustavi’s factories have led to ‘alarming’ levels of air pollution in the city — local activists, backed by the city council, are getting fed up.
Voice | ‘I have a child, a house, and a business, why on earth would I wash your socks?’
Keti Tomeishvili, 48, from Vani, spent 14 years working abroad to support her family, before coming home and starting a successful business.
Opinion | I’m queer and I’m against Tbilisi Pride. Here’s why
Tbilisi Pride will only make queer Georgians’ life harder.
Georgian Parliamentary speaker resigns amidst anti-Russia protests
Irakli Kobakhidze stepped down after hundreds were injured in Thursday night’s clashes with police.
Thousands clash with police as protesters try to storm Georgian Parliament
Dozens were reported injured as a protest over a Russian MP’s appearance in parliament turned violent and police deployed tear gas and rubber bullets.
Russian MP’s appearance in Georgian Parliament sparks protests across Georgia
Protests erupted after the Communist Party MP addressed the Georgian Parliament from the chairman’s seat.
Tbilisi Pride evacuates office after ‘receiving death threats’
‘I’ll cut your head off and become a hero!’, said one of the messages.
Feature Stories
Beyond the controversies, Baku’s Europa League final brought little for locals
Despite complaints of few benefits of playing host, human rights defenders say it was beneficial in drawing attention to abuses in the country.
‘I lived in hell’: life in a psychiatric hospital in Armenia
A report by the Human Rights Defender of Armenia suggested patients were often met with poor conditions and human rights violations.
Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses
Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.
Facebook trolls and fake news pages: the new ‘enemies’ of Georgian democracy
The ruling party in Georgia is suspected of using an army of trolls that try to set the agenda and moods of public debate.
Libraries full of hate: from Azerbaijan to Georgia
Azerbaijan has been supplying Georgian libraries with books containing hate speech against Armenians.
The coexistence of the ‘old’ and the ‘new’: a Soviet monotown in Georgia
While the enterprises central to industrial Soviet monotowns proved ineffective in the market economy — the cities surrounding them continue to live.
