3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1647+ words) South Ossetia is hosting snap presidential elections on 18 September, with former Russian official Marat Kambolov likely to win. On 18 September, South Ossetia will hold snap presidential elections as a consequence of former President Alan Gagloev’s unexpected resignation in June to…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (553+ words) The Kutaisi Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that had sentenced four labour protesters from the mining town of Chiatura to multiple years in prison on violence-related charges. Prosecutors have accused all four of attacking the director…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (582+ words) Georgia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has published his sixth letter from prison – in which he criticised and mocked the reactions of the ruling party and pro-government circles to his previous letters, describing the accusations against him as a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (542+ words) TASS referred to Partskhaladze as the unit’s ‘commander’, noting that Georgievsky is composed of ‘like-minded supporters and allies who advocate for the unification of our peoples and countries, as well as the protection of traditional family values’. According to TASS,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (597+ words) Gharibashvili, who is serving a five-year sentence for money laundering, published his fifth letter from prison on Tuesday. It focused on Lazare Jorbenadze, who, according to investigators, died by suicide in April. Focusing on the latter’s criticism toward Kobakhidze beforehand,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (859+ words) Imprisoned former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has called on the authorities to answer questions about the circumstances surrounding the death of Lazare Jorbenadze, a man who took his own life after criticising current Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (605+ words) The Georgian government has announced plans to abolish two state posts created for a senior member of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, who recently said he quit politics. Those include the State Ministry for Coordination of Law Enforcement…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1600+ words) Rike’s controversial landmark is coming down, but the vices that shaped its fate remain. ‘Just as Bilbao made a name for itself with the Guggenheim, Rike will become one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world’, then-Georgian President…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (396+ words) South Ossetia Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered four candidates for the presidential election scheduled for 18 September, including acting President Marat Kambolov, widely considered to be the frontrunner. The election was announced after former President Alan Gagloev announced his resignation…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (371+ words) Tbilisi City Hall has fined the company responsible for Rustaveli Avenue’s renovation and road construction, Smart Solutions, after violating the agreement that required them to continue work on the project 24/7. The construction company was fined four times for failing to…...