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On January 20, 2025, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced three individuals involved in the May 2024 protests against Georgia's controversial Foreign Agents' Law to prison terms.
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22 hours ago · Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the Gakharia - for Georgia party, has released a statement addressing the recent attack on him in Batumi. Gakharia linked the assault to Bidzina Ivanishvili, accusing him of orchestrating the attack as part of a prolonged campaign of threats against him and his family.
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3 days ago · Mikheil Kavelashvili, the president elected by the Georgian Dream party, has pardoned 613 convicted individuals in connection with the Epiphany holiday.
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Jan 12, 2025 · The head of the Adjara police, Irakli Dgebuadze, confirmed that eight individuals were arrested during protests in Batumi on January 12. Speaking with TV Pirveli, Dgebuadze stated that the arrests were made under the Code of Administrative Offenses, citing Articles 166 and 173, which cover minor hooliganism and disobedience to lawful police orders, respectively.
The Messenger - President Salome Zourabichvili Addresses …
22 hours ago · On January 21, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili participated in an Atlantic Council event, where she discussed the current situation in Georgia, Russia's influence in the country, and her expectations for U.S. policy under the new Trump administration. Zourabichvili explained that when she ...
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Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the Finnish Parliament, explained in an interview with Radio Liberty that her postponed visit to Georgia was never intended to signal recognition of the current government.
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Dec 24, 2024 · Lithuanian MEP Rasa Jukneviciene has called President Salome Zurabishvili the "only legitimately elected leader of Georgia" in a post on the social platform X, emphasizing the need for urgent international action to address the country's democratic challenges.
The Messenger - Tbilisi Court Sentences Protesters Over Foreign …
2 days ago · On January 20, 2025, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced three individuals involved in the May 2024 protests against Georgia's controversial Foreign Agents' Law to prison terms. Omar Okribelashvili and Saba Meparishvili were sentenced to 10 months each, while Pridon Bubuteishvili received a five-year ...
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Dec 27, 2024 · Irakli Shaishmelashvili, the former head of the Operational Planning Division of the Special Tasks Department at Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, has left the country with his family following his resignation in early December 2024.
Opposition Leader and TI-Georgia Executive Assaulted in Batumi
Jan 15, 2025 · Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the opposition For Georgia party and former Prime Minister, and Zviad Koridze, journalist and Transparency International (TI) Georgia member, were both physically assaulted on the night of January 15 at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi. Though the incidents occurred separately ...