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Datablog | Are Georgian people afraid of crime?

CRRC data found that roughly half of Georgians are afraid of being victims of crimes.

Datablog | Are Georgian people afraid of crime?

By Dustin Gilbreath

CRRC data found that roughly half of Georgians are afraid of being victims of crimes.

Georgian court upholds ruling that neo-Nazi murder was not ethnically-motivated

Vitali Safarov, a 25-year-old Jewish-Yazidi man, was stabbed to death by two neo-Nazis in September 2018.

Georgian court upholds ruling that neo-Nazi murder was not ethnically-motivated

Vitali Safarov, a 25-year-old Jewish-Yazidi man, was stabbed to death by two neo-Nazis in September 2018.

Zugdidi bank robber arrested after 27 months on the run

Badri Esebua took 43 hostages at a Bank of Georgia branch in Zugdidi in October 2020.

Zugdidi bank robber arrested after 27 months on the run

Badri Esebua took 43 hostages at a Bank of Georgia branch in Zugdidi in October 2020.

Mass shooting leaves six dead in Georgia’s Sagarejo

A 49-year-old man reportedly began shooting with an automatic rifle from both balconies of his third-floor flat in the early hours of Friday.

Mass shooting leaves six dead in Georgia’s Sagarejo

A 49-year-old man reportedly began shooting with an automatic rifle from both balconies of his third-floor flat in the early hours of Friday.

Datablog | How has Georgia changed in the last decade?

Georgians tend to believe that poverty, crime, and corruption have increased in the last decade, while affordable healthcare has become more accessible. But public data does not always match these assessments.

Datablog | How has Georgia changed in the last decade?

By Givi Silagadze

Georgians tend to believe that poverty, crime, and corruption have increased in the last decade, while affordable healthcare has become more accessible. But public data does not always match these assessments.

Organiser of criminal group running ‘scammer’ call centres arrested in Georgia

Georgian and German authorities cooperated on investigating an international crime ring that defrauded people of millions of euros.

Organiser of criminal group running ‘scammer’ call centres arrested in Georgia

Georgian and German authorities cooperated on investigating an international crime ring that defrauded people of millions of euros.

Baku court sentences man to 5 years for rape of teenage activist

The verdict comes after a prolonged battle by the victim and her family for the authorities to take action.

Baku court sentences man to 5 years for rape of teenage activist

The verdict comes after a prolonged battle by the victim and her family for the authorities to take action.

Headteacher and local official accused of beating up pupil in Lankaran

A criminal investigation has been launched in the southern Azerbaijani city after the alleged attack on the ninth-grade shcoolgirl.

Headteacher and local official accused of beating up pupil in Lankaran

A criminal investigation has been launched in the southern Azerbaijani city after the alleged attack on the ninth-grade shcoolgirl.

Man who threatened to behead queer people arrested in Azerbaijan

Roman Mammadov, 39, posted a video on TikTok from the Baku Metro in which he said he would kill any ‘female-looking’ men he saw.

Man who threatened to behead queer people arrested in Azerbaijan

Roman Mammadov, 39, posted a video on TikTok from the Baku Metro in which he said he would kill any ‘female-looking’ men he saw.

Rape suspect accused of hacking computer and harassing victim during trial

Asgar Aghazadeh is accused of raping Azerbaijani public activist Sanay Yaghmur in 2020, when she was 17 years old.

Rape suspect accused of hacking computer and harassing victim during trial

Asgar Aghazadeh is accused of raping Azerbaijani public activist Sanay Yaghmur in 2020, when she was 17 years old.