Tbilisi sanitation strike organiser allegedly blackmailed with intimate images
Irakli Baghdavadze, who was a key organiser of the three-day sanitation worker strike has been on hunger strike since being fired on 23 August.
Georgian Dream dismiss Public Defender as ‘political activist’ for suggesting election delay over pandemic
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has rejected delaying the date of municipal elections and with some criticising the country’s Public Defender as a ‘political activist’, for making such a suggestion.
Georgia’s first-ever olympic gold medalist charged with premeditated murder
Judo star Zurab Zviadauri has been charged with premeditated murder after an altrecation that left three, including his brother, dead.
Azerbaijani activists in Georgia want family names ‘liberated from occupation’
Salam, an activist group of ethnic Azerbaijanis of Georgia, is pushing for a new law that would allow them to strip the Russian suffixes from their surnames.
Georgian Dream’s anti-media crusade continues
From stealing microphones to boycotts, Georgian officials have doubled down on their anti-journalist offensive.
Georgia allows foreigners not holding residence permits to vaccinate
All foreign citizens who have legally entered Georgia and have stayed for a period longer than three months are entitled to register.
Georgian government probes anti-Pride activists
The authorities questioned several homophobic campaigners suspected of organising violence on 5 July including those from Alt Info.
Fistfights erupt in Georgian parliament as media blocked from entering
Fights broke out between Georgian Dream and opposition MPs as the government continues to defy calls to resign.
Calls mount for Georgian PM’s resignation following journalist’s death
Aleksandre Lashkarava was found dead at home on Sunday morning a week after being attacked during the homophobic riots in Tbilisi.
Journalist attacked during anti-Pride riots found dead at home
Aleksandre Lashkarava, a camera operator at TV Pirveli injured during the 5 July violence in Tbilisi, has been found dead at his home.