Georgian parliament passes Ukraine resolution without mentioning Russia
Instead of agreeing on a cross-party pro-Ukraine resolution, Georgian MPs ended with a domestic dispute.
Saakashvili’s UNM end intermittent boycott of parliament
Announcing the decision, the UNM’s Khatia Dekanoidze said the party would focus on securing the release of Mikheil Saakashvili.
‘Huge concessions’: Georgian social agents end strike with landmark victory
The latest strike was part of a years-long fight by social agents over low pay and exploitative working conditions.
Two police officers in custody for beating deaf teenager in Tbilisi Metro
‘He’s deaf-mute? What if I make him speak now? I’m going to make him speak now’, an officer is heard saying prior to the attack.
Georgian PM’s wife granted publicly owned forest
Almost 6,000 square metres of forest in Bakuriani was leased to Prime Minister Irakli Gharabashvili’s wife, Nunu Tamazashvili.
Neighbours claim IDP jumped to his death over ‘unlivable’ housing in Tbilisi
Residents of a dilapidated former sanitorium labelled government claims that Zurab Chichoshvili’s death was an accident ‘shameful’ and ‘immoral’.
MagtiCom technicians go on strike in Georgia
Nearly 300 technicians responsible for installing and repairing phone and internet lines are demanding better wages to keep up with rising inflation.
Georgia greets 2022 with prospects of a ‘murky national accord’
The idea of national rapprochement has been met with scepticism despite most political leaders engaging with the Georgian President’s initiative.
Saakashvili returned to prison in dead of night
The former Georgian president was transferred early on Thursday morning, two days after he was formally discharged by doctors.
Georgian authorities move to ‘abolish’ crucial check on official abuses
The State Inspector’s Service has been responsible for a number of high profile investigations into abuses of power