Georgia
Georgian civil society organisations to keep working despite accounts freeze
The accounts of seven government-critical Georgian organisations have been frozen as part of a case into the alleged facilitation of violence.
Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia
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Georgia
Georgian authorities freeze accounts of seven NGOs
The Prosecutor General’s Office accused the organisations of inciting violence.
Analysis
Datablog | Do Georgians think the Prosecutor’s Office is biased?
The Georgian public has been in a near-perpetual state of shock in recent years over a stream of high-profile criminal cases. In many of these, the impartiality and effectiveness of the Prosecutor’s Office has come into question, but what do people really think about this vital institution? Cases like the Khorava Street Murders, the killing by the Security Services of Temirlan Machalikashvili, and most recently, the murder of 19-year-old Giorgi Shakarashvili have captured the public attention.
Afgan Mukhtarli
Controversial Georgian ex-Chief Prosecutor reconfirmed to his post
In spite of opposition protests and a boycott by the opposition, the Georgian Dream majority in parliament has confirmed Irakli Shotadze, the former Chief Prosecutor of Georgia, as Chief Prosecutor once again. Shotadze served in the position from November 2015 until the spring of 2018, when he was forced to resign amidst large street rallies in Tbilisi over his and other officials’ handling of the Khorava Street killings. As Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia entered the Parliament ami
Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia
Khorava Street Murders Chief Prosecutor re-nominated 19 months after resigning
Former Chief Prosecutor of Georgia Irakli Shotadze has been nominated to regain the post, just 19 months after stepping down. Shotadze served in the position from November 2015 until the spring of 2018, when he was forced to resign amidst large protests in Tbilisi over his and other officials’ handling of the Khorava Street killings. Shotadze was formally nominated to the Prosecutorial Council a day before the 17 January deadline by the Archil Prangishvili, rector of the Georgian Technica
Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia
Miners demand ‘temporary halt’ to coal mining in Tkibuli
A group of coal miners from Tkibuli have demanded that Saknakhshiri GIG, the company that owns the mines, temporarily shut down operations in order to improve safety conditions. The statement from the miners was issued on 15 April, ten days after six workers died and three were injured in a mining accident in Tkibuli. The initiative group, which is not connected to any trade union, argued that the company should work with the government to improve labour and safety conditions in the mines
