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Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the opposition For Georgia party and former Prime Minister, and Zviad Koridze, journalist and Transparency International (TI) Georgia member, were both physically assaulted on the night of January 15 at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi.
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Jan 9, 2025 · The fifth president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, confirmed that she is attending Donald Trump's inauguration. "I am going to President Donald Trump's inauguration, I will be in Washington at the invitation of Joe Wilson," Zourabichvili stated.
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Jan 12, 2025 · The head of the Adjara police, Irakli Dgebuadze, confirmed that eight individuals were arrested during protests in Batumi on January 12. Speaking with TV Pirveli, Dgebuadze stated that the arrests were made under the Code of Administrative Offenses, citing Articles 166 and 173, which cover minor hooliganism and disobedience to lawful police orders, respectively.
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Jan 8, 2025 · Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the Finnish Parliament, explained in an interview with Radio Liberty that her postponed visit to Georgia was never intended to signal recognition of the current government.
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Dec 25, 2024 · Miners Giorgi Abuladze and Khvicha Gabunia have accused the Saknakshiri coal company of firing them for political reasons, following threats and intimidation they claim they faced due to their views ahead of Georgia's elections.
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5 days ago · Guram Murvanidze, a journalist with Batumelebi, has been sentenced to eight days of administrative detention by Judge Irma Togonidze. The decision follows accusations that Murvanidze disobeyed a police officer under the Administrative Code, a …
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Dec 31, 2024 · Shalva Tadumadze, a sanctioned Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Chamber of Criminal Affairs, has been appointed as the deputy to Georgian Dream's Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri.
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Dec 24, 2024 · Lithuanian MEP Rasa Jukneviciene has called President Salome Zurabishvili the "only legitimately elected leader of Georgia" in a post on the social platform X, emphasizing the need for urgent international action to address the country's democratic challenges.
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3 days ago · The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued an interim ruling on January 14, 2025, instructing Georgian authorities to halt the extradition of critical Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan for seven days.
Opposition Leader and TI-Georgia Executive Assaulted in Batumi
4 days ago · Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the opposition For Georgia party and former Prime Minister, and Zviad Koridze, journalist and Transparency International (TI) Georgia member, were both physically assaulted on the night of January 15 at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi. Though the incidents occurred separately ...