So-called Abkhazian President Badra Gunba cancelled his visit to Moscow following the tragic death of the renowned scholar, statesman and political figure Stanislav Lakoba.
2 month agoRustaveli Avenue is blocked for the 295th day in a row. Protests continue in 8 cities across Georgia
2 month agoOn the 294th day of protests in Georgia, participants in a daily rally blocked traffic near the Georgian Parliament. They chanted slogans in support of democracy and expressed confidence in the end of the Georgian Dream government
2 month agoProtesters in Tbilisi demanded that those involved in the attack on activists and security forces guilty of torturing detained protesters be held accountable. The opposition also announced a protest at the Supreme Court
Georgia’s ruling party vows tougher line on protests
2 month agoProtesters on Rustaveli Avenue were attacked tonight by armed men. Luckily, no one was hurt
The lives of residents of Chiatura, Georgia, are threatened by the operation of a manganese mine
Police opened criminal probe against opposition politician Elene Khoshtaria after she wrote protest messages on Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze’s campaign banners in solidarity with Megi Diasamidze, an activist facing prosecution for a similar act
A man threw a grenade at police officers in the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi, the republic's Interior Ministry reported. At a city event, a local resident threw three grenades and opened fire with a machine gun at police officers. The attacker was wounded and detained
A court in Tbilisi has released on bail 23-year-old Megi Diasamidze, accused of damaging a Georgian Dream election banner during a protest. The money for her bail was raised by protesters
Turkish foreign minister Fidan: "As soon as the final signatures are put on the Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement, we will also rapidly proceed with normalization with Armenia." Anakara expects the peace treaty to be signed in the first half of 2026, he said
Georgia’s Interior Ministry opened a probe into “damage or destruction of property” after protesters defaced Mayor Kakha Kaladze’s campaign posters in Tbilisi with the words “Russian Dream.”
In Novorossiysk, an attack by unmanned boats is being repelled; a siren is sounding along the coastline, the mayor of the city reported.
A court in Tbilisi sentenced Rusudan and Nutsu Maghradze to fines, finding them guilty of disobeying security forces and hooliganism at the site of a protest on September 2
2 month agoMassive nationwide protests continue in Georgia. In response to yesterday’s violence by Kakha Kaladze’s paid supporters against peaceful protesters, journalists, and women outside his campaign office on Rustaveli, massive crowds turned out today
2 month agoIn front of the Georgian Dream party office, their supporters beat pro-European protesters. Among them, they assaulted and took the phones of two journalists from @Publika_ge including @AnortherAlex
2 month agoGD supporters and members are throwing heavy objects at protesters on Melikishvili Avenue, in front of the Tbilisi mayor’s campaign HQ
On the 284th day of pro-European protests, activists blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue near the Georgian Parliament. Despite the downpour, the activists remained in place
3 month agoThe Russian Foreign Ministry announced the start of paying insurance compensation for the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane that crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau as a result of gunfire in Russian airspace
3 month agoLuka Devdariani, administratively detained on Sept 2 Georgia Protests, says police shoved him into a car, beat him with a frozen bottle, pinched him and hid it from public view. Officers threatened to “take him to the basement and beat him badly.”
3 month agoTension on Melikishvili Ave as Georgia Protests gathered near the opening of GD’s mayoral HQ - just hours after 12 political prisoners were sentenced. GD MEP Beka Odisharia confronted protesters, hurling insults & swearing as they called him “Russia’s slave”
3 month agoDozens gathered at the Tbilisi City Court to hear the final speeches of 11 individuals arrested during the Georgia Protests
3 month agoPart of protesters blocked Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue near Rustaveli Theater, some 300 meters from parliament, usual rally place, after police detained at least 16 during protests earlier today.
Police reported detaining 16 on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue, as activists gathered outside parliament on a tense day marked by protest-related guilty verdicts and the reconvening of Georgian Dream’s one-party legislature for its fall plenary session
3 month agoJudge Tamar Mchedlishvili sentenced all 8 prisoners of conscience to imprisonment.The qualifications of charges have been changed from original ones
Russian citizen Anton Chechin who was arrested in connection with the Georgia Protests was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison
3 month agoGeorgia Dream-controlled Prosecutor General’s Office announced that several heads of non-governmental organizations have been summoned for questioning as witnesses in an ongoing criminal investigation. According to the statement, prosecutors are investigating cases of ‘sabotage, attempted sabotage under aggravating circumstances, assistance to foreign or foreign-controlled organizations in hostile activities, and the mobilization of funds aimed against Georgia’s constitutional order and national security.’
The OSCE will close the Minsk process and related structures as of September 1, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported. The statement noted that all decisions previously adopted within the OSCE regarding the former Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict are invalid and do not apply
India blocked Azerbaijan's accession to the SCO, and Pakistan blocked Armenia's accession.
3 month agoPashinyan and Aliyev meet in China
