Georgia’s ruling party lashes out at NGOs over Omega tapes criticism
Fifteen prominent NGOs demanded action over the recordings labelling them a ‘clear sign of grand corruption and informal clan rule in Georgia’.
Georgian satirical show put on hold ‘after mocking speaker of parliament’
Vasmedia producers said the show would be back in a week, several hours after Imedi TV’s decision to suspend it.
Russia warns of ‘military measures’ over US-funded lab in Georgia
The chairman of the Russian Duma’s Defence Committee said the Lugar Centre in Tbilisi was ‘designing bio-weapons and viruses’.
Omega Tapes: former minister says extortion tapes staged for ‘foreign investors’
Former sports minister Levan Kipiani confirmed tapes in which he tries to extort money for Bidzina Ivanishvili are real, but claims they were staged.
Protests in Yerevan amidst ‘counter-revolution’
Prime Minister Pashinyan fired six of his ministers and announced plans to resign in a bid to force snap parliamentary elections.
Georgian national remanded for ‘2 months’ in South Ossetian custody
Maia Otinashvili, 37 is accused of helping people ‘illegally cross the border’ in exchange for money.
Pashinyan and Aliyev vow to reduce tensions after meeting in Tajikistan
The Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders agreed on a direct line of communication to prevent ceasefire violations over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Former Georgian minister ‘beaten and threatened with rape’ by chief prosecutor
Omega Group’s owner alleged that Bidzina Ivanishvili was behind a 2016 ‘extortion’ of ₾4 million.
Putin appoints son of Kabardino-Balkaria’s first president as acting head
Putin announced that previous head, Yury Kokov, resigned for ‘personal reasons’.
Brother of former head of Daghestan detained by FSB
Radzhab Abdulatipov was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a criminal scheme issuing fake disability documents.