Fears of vaccine hesitancy grow after nurse dies in Georgia
A 27-year-old nurse fell into a coma less than 30 minutes receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine in an apparent allergic reaction.
Blame game in Tbilisi after EU-mediated talks fail
After over 9 hours of negotiations on Thursday night, the EU envoy to Tbilisi announced that the government and opposition had failed to reach an agreement.
Georgian Azerbaijanis decry government ‘incompetence’ over Novruz religious designation
The Georgian government had submitted a decision to lift the curfew for Novruz, a secular holiday, to the State Agency for Religious Issues.
Georgian authorities: There will be ‘no storming’ of TV office
Media advocates sound alarms after prosecutors were given permission to obtain drive holding Ivanishvili-Gharibashvili recordings.
Slew of witnesses accuse Bera Ivanishvili of terrorising critics
Witnesses continue to come forward after the airing of unverified private conversations between Bera and the PM plotting revenge on critics.
Five convicted in group murder of Georgian footballer Shakarashvili
The case has gripped Georgia since the 19-year-old’s body was discovered last June, gaining unprecedented media attention.
Calls for Georgian PM’s resignation follow scandalous recordings
In recordings released by TV Pirveli, Irakli Gharibashvili appears to agree to send police officers to intimidate critics of Bera Ivanishvili.
Thousands turn out for Kutaisi hydropower protest
Activists have threatened to blockade Kutaisi in two weeks if the government does not back down.
Georgian opposition ‘march for freedom’
Thousands marched through central Tbilisi calling for the release of Nika Melia and for snap elections to be called.
Protests and Western condemnation after Georgia opposition raid
The US Embassy said they were ‘dismayed by the polarising rhetoric from Georgia’s leadership at a time of crisis’.