Shota Kincha
After fleeing a not-so-promising academic career and a disastrous attempt at being a bisexual activist, Shota is now a grumpy staff writer covering Georgia-related topics at OC Media. He is still interested in nationalism, far-right, and gender and queer issues, and still pretends to keep an eye on the wider Eastern and Central Europe region.
Ex-partner of former Batumi Vice Mayor killed following child custody dispute
Local media have reported that police officers searched and retrieved items from the flat of the former mayor.
Thousands rally in Tbilisi demanding freedom for Saakashvili
The protest was organised by Georgia’s largest opposition party, Saakashvili’s United National Movement.
Patriarch Ilia II urges Saakashvili to end hunger strike
The former Georgian President faces a minimum of six years in prison after being convicted in absentia on several counts of abuse of power.
Saakashvili’s announcement of new relationship ‘unexpected’ to his wife
Sandra Roelofs said the way her husband announced his new relationship with 31-year-old Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko was ‘entirely unacceptable’.
‘Freedom to Misha!’ protesters rally outside Rustavi prison
Supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili were demanding that he be released.
Seven strangest moments from the 2021 Georgian municipal election campaign
From sledge hammers, to the wearing of blackface, to the possible return of Mikhel Saakashvili, this may have been the strangest municipal election in Georgian history.
Georgians to cast their ballots in crucial test for ruling party
On 2 October, 3.5 million Georgian’s will be eligible to vote to elect members of local councils and mayors of 64 municipalities.
South Ossetia denies assassination attempt on Sputnik editor
Vitaliy Denisov, who heads Sputnik’s South Ossetian service, said his flat’s gas boiler may have been sabotaged.
As Georgian Dream doubles down on ‘cokehead’ claims, Gakharia goes to the prosecutor
The Tbilisi mayoral candidate submitted a complaint to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office after nearly a month of accusations from the ruling party that he is a cocaine addict.
‘See you in Tbilisi!’: Saakashvili sets the stage for election night confrontation
Former President Mikheil Saakashvili has vowed to fly back on the night of local elections, where the government have promised to arrest him.