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Protest leader and father of slain Georgian teen arrested for assaulting police
Zaza Saralidze, who has been protesting continuously for months, tried to prevent police from dismantling a tent outside parliament.
Georgian Dream continues ‘anti-NGO rhetoric’
Bidzina Ivanishvili again berated leading local non-governmental organisations, in an interview with journalists.
Ivanishvili rejects accusations of involvement in racket in TV interview
In an interview with TV journalists hosted by Ivanishvili, he chastised Rustavi 2 and dismissed accusations stemming from Georgia’s tapes scandals.
Daghestani teens ‘found in forest and accused of preparing terrorist attack’
Teens’ parents believe that the security forces have set them up for the sake of increasing indicators of their antiterrorism work.
Camera operators at Kabardino-Balkaria state TV complain of ‘illegal conditions’
Camera operators from KBR-Media complained of unfair working conditions, including being forced to work weekends for little remuneration.
Subeliani Tapes: witness ‘bribed’ in Khorava Street murder investigation
A new tape suggests the authorities attempted to pay ‘10,000’, for a witnesses to change their testimony.
Protests in Ingushetia ‘on pause’
Activists vowed to keep fighting a controversial land deal with Chechnya as the official permit for holding the protest expired.
Amnesty worker ‘kidnapped’ in Ingushetia
Oleg Kozlovsky says he was kidnapped, beaten and subjected to mock execution at the hands of security forces.
Those closest to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ‘most supportive of peace’
International Alert: ‘The further people live from the frontline, the more strongly they speak about patriotism’.
Prosecutor’s Office hints Saakashvili ordered UK murder of tycoon Patarkatsishvili
Four former security service officials have been charged as the government scrambles to contain the fallout of the Subeliani and Omega tapes scandals.