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Tbilisoba cancelled as Georgia announces new COVID-19 restrictions
The last two days have marked a 48-hour record for the number of new COVID-19 cases in Georgia.
OC Media contributor detained as police disperse Tofig Yagublu solidarity protest in Baku
Bahruz Samadov is among several protesters to be arrested at a demonstration in support of the hunger-striking opposition leader.
Families of Armenia’s 1 March massacre victims boycott court
The proceedings, in which ex-President Robert Kocharyan stands accused of ‘overthrowing the constitutional order’, have been derided as overly long and ‘without content’.
Georgia records highest daily rise in COVID-19 as fears grow of second emergency state
The Director of Tbilisi’s Infectious Diseases Hospital has warned that anti-coronavirus measures could be reinstated if the numbers continue to rise.
Georgia reduces quarantine to 8 days
Quarantine has been imposed over self-isolation for the vast majority of Georgians returning to the country.
Saakashvili named candidate for PM
Saakashvili faces arrest if he returns to Georgia following his conviction in absentia for abuse of office.
Pashinyan’s wife brandishes Kalashnikov in ‘Women for Peace’ event photos
The photos of Anna Hakobyan were taken during a week-long military training in Nagorno-Karabakh.
At least one dead in explosion near Tbilisi Concert Hall
The explosion took place near the Tbilisi Concert Hall in centre of the Georgian capital.
South Ossetian authorities turn on opposition as political deadlock continues
The Chief Prosecutor has mounted an offensive against the opposition after they threatened to paralyse parliament.
‘Foreign special service’ hacks Lugar Lab and Georgian Health Ministry
The ‘important information’ that was retrieved following the database hack was posted online, Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.