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.
Hundreds ‘left unpaid’ in Georgia after Irish-owned call centre closes
Customer support representatives for Irish online education company the Shaw Academy say they have been fired without receiving their last month’s pay.
EU flag torn down from Georgian Parliament in second day of far-right street violence
Homophobic extremists attacked journalists once again and attempted to attack a demonstration against the violence of the previous day.
Homophobic mob celebrates on Tbilisi streets after Pride march cancelled
What was to be Tbilisi’s first Pride march has been cancelled for the second time.
Attacks on journalists in Tbilisi as city braces for Pride
Anti-Pride protesters also demolished tents that had been outside of the Georgian parliament since the last parliamentary election.
Tbilisi Pride Week kicks off amidst far-right protests
Police arrested 20 people attempting to disrupt the opening event of pride week, as one US diplomat was hit with an egg.
Georgia’s embattled election head resigns
Tamar Zhvania’s resignation has been among the primary demands by the opposition ahead of local elections.
Georgia’s ‘clan of judges’ hits out at ‘foreign interference’
The US and EU have criticised the ongoing nomination of Supreme Court judges in spite of a deal with the opposition for reforms.
Dispute over electoral reforms heats up as Georgian election looms
The dispute comes ahead of crucial local elections, the result of which will determine if snap parliamentary elections follow in 2022.