Former Georgian PM Gharibashvili re-enters politics promising a hardline approach to the opposition
Gharibashvili promised to unite the ruling Georgian Dream party and put an end to the government’s ‘soft’ approach to the ‘destructive opposition’.
MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov calls for censorship of ‘pornographic’ play
Nurmagomedov was joined in his calls for censorship by Daghestan’s muftiate.
Former TBC head accuses Georgian interior minister of ‘threats’
Mamuka Khazaradze accused the interior minister of sending him a ‘threatening’ letter during last autumn’s presidential elections.
Ultra-conservatives in Georgia protest UNICEF-supported Children’s Rights Code
Several dozen ultra-conservatives gathered in front of the UN House in central Tbilisi to protest the UN’s ‘advocacy of values foreign to Georgia’.
European Georgia loses parliamentary minority status as more MPs leave ruling party
European Georgia lost it’s status as its 20 MPs no longer represent half of all opposition MPs.
Court in Ingushetia considers ‘falsified’ vote on Chechnya land deal
Six MPs from the Ingush parliament are appealing in court that the vote in parliament approving the deal was fraudulent.
Russia threatens Georgia with ‘more serious consequences’
Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said that ‘if military NATO activity develops in the South Caucasus, sooner or later this will lead to problems’.
Fired Justice Ministry official on hunger strike in Georgia
The courts ruled in 2017 that Tamaz Akhobadze was unfairly dismissed and must be given back his job.
Georgian aircraft factory workers go on strike
Around 120 workers from aerospace company Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing are demanding higher salaries and improved work conditions.
Svans ‘swear on icons’ to oppose gold mine
Over 200 people gathered in the Georgian capital Tbilisi for a meeting in opposition to a gold mine in the Svan village of Ieli.