(Mari Nikuradze / OC Media)
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has charged Avtandil Tsereteli, whose son owns independent TV channel Pirveli, with participating in the group money laundering of almost $17 million. [Read more…]
(Mari Nikuradze/OC Media)
Rustavi 2’s head of news, Nodar Meladze, and four prominent journalists at the station will be dismissed, the channel’s newly appointed director Paata Salia said on Tuesday. [Read more…]
Bidzina Gegidze. (Parliament)
An MP from Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream Party has claimed that his summoning by the State Security Service for questioning regarding corruption investigation into Georgian Post, where he previously worked, may be politically motivated.
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Mako Gomuri (Ana Vakhtangadze / On.ge)
Mako Gomuri, 20, a student and a supermarket cashier, is one of several people to lose an eye on 20 June during anti-Russia protests in Tbilisi. As the situation was escalating, she spent the entire day working, disconnected from the events unfolding outside. [Read more…]
The new fence near Gugutiantkari. (Photo: Embassy of Ukraine to Georgia / Facebook)
The property and land of two Georgian families have been cut off from Georgian government-controlled territory in the village of Gugutiantkari, near South Ossetia, after Russian border guards set up new fences on 7 August. [Read more…]
(Ministry of Education)
Elderly teachers have been offered a generous retirement package as part of new reforms announced by Georgia’s Education Ministry. But some critics fear a ‘purge’ of older teachers. [Read more…]
(OC Media)
Vera Gogokhia is a civic activist and founder of You for Democracy, an NGO supporting youth activism in Georgia. She is a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy where she is exploring ways to bridge the gap between young people and political parties.
As Georgia transitions to a new electoral system, it’s up to young people to seize the opportunity to make Georgia a better place. [Read more…]
(Dinamo Tbilisi)
FC Dinamo has been fined for allegedly racist behaviour by its fans during a recent Europa League game. [Read more…]
Kibar Khalvashi. (Mzia Saganelidze /RFE/RL)
Khalvashi is selling the indebted opposition television channel less than a month after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allowed him to take ownership of the channel. [Read more…]
Protest in front of Evolution Gaming office, Tbilisi. (GTUC)
Employees of online gambling provider Evolution Gaming in Georgia have created a union after several employees claimed to have been fired for demanding better wages and working conditions. [Read more…]
