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Family of 14-year-old murdered in Georgia charged with complicity in her early marriage 

Aitaj Shakhmarova was killed two months after being forced into an early marriage.

Family of 14-year-old murdered in Georgia charged with complicity in her early marriage 

Aitaj Shakhmarova was killed two months after being forced into an early marriage.

Armenian woman arrested after violent footage involving a minor spreads online

The video appeared to show a woman abusing her own child, with the victim calling her ‘mum’. 

Armenian woman arrested after violent footage involving a minor spreads online

The video appeared to show a woman abusing her own child, with the victim calling her ‘mum’. 

Georgia’s lost parents and sold children

A group in Georgia claims to have reunited 500 people sold by doctors as newborns with their biological families.

Georgia’s lost parents and sold children

By Tata Shoshiashvili

A group in Georgia claims to have reunited 500 people sold by doctors as newborns with their biological families.

Datablog | Are Georgian people afraid of crime?

CRRC data found that roughly half of Georgians are afraid of being victims of crimes.

Datablog | Are Georgian people afraid of crime?

By Dustin Gilbreath

CRRC data found that roughly half of Georgians are afraid of being victims of crimes.

Georgian court upholds ruling that neo-Nazi murder was not ethnically-motivated

Vitali Safarov, a 25-year-old Jewish-Yazidi man, was stabbed to death by two neo-Nazis in September 2018.

Georgian court upholds ruling that neo-Nazi murder was not ethnically-motivated

Vitali Safarov, a 25-year-old Jewish-Yazidi man, was stabbed to death by two neo-Nazis in September 2018.

Zugdidi bank robber arrested after 27 months on the run

Badri Esebua took 43 hostages at a Bank of Georgia branch in Zugdidi in October 2020.

Zugdidi bank robber arrested after 27 months on the run

Badri Esebua took 43 hostages at a Bank of Georgia branch in Zugdidi in October 2020.

Mass shooting leaves six dead in Georgia’s Sagarejo

A 49-year-old man reportedly began shooting with an automatic rifle from both balconies of his third-floor flat in the early hours of Friday.

Mass shooting leaves six dead in Georgia’s Sagarejo

A 49-year-old man reportedly began shooting with an automatic rifle from both balconies of his third-floor flat in the early hours of Friday.

Datablog | How has Georgia changed in the last decade?

Georgians tend to believe that poverty, crime, and corruption have increased in the last decade, while affordable healthcare has become more accessible. But public data does not always match these assessments.

Datablog | How has Georgia changed in the last decade?

By Givi Silagadze

Georgians tend to believe that poverty, crime, and corruption have increased in the last decade, while affordable healthcare has become more accessible. But public data does not always match these assessments.

Organiser of criminal group running ‘scammer’ call centres arrested in Georgia

Georgian and German authorities cooperated on investigating an international crime ring that defrauded people of millions of euros.

Organiser of criminal group running ‘scammer’ call centres arrested in Georgia

Georgian and German authorities cooperated on investigating an international crime ring that defrauded people of millions of euros.

Baku court sentences man to 5 years for rape of teenage activist

The verdict comes after a prolonged battle by the victim and her family for the authorities to take action.

Baku court sentences man to 5 years for rape of teenage activist

The verdict comes after a prolonged battle by the victim and her family for the authorities to take action.