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HCoJ Wraps up Interviews with Supreme Court Candidates
The High Council of Justice (HCoJ) has wrapped up a month-long process of interviews with 50 candidates of the Supreme…
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Georgian Officials Condemn New Fencing in Gugutiantkari
Georgian officials have condemned the construction of new iron fences in the village of Gugutiantkari of the Gori Municipality, near…
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Ted Jonas: State Must Effectively Investigate and Prosecute Levan Vasadze
Ted Jonas, a Georgian citizen of US descent who has been working in the country for 20-odd years now, practicing…
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Conti International to Quit Anaklia Development Consortium
The U.S.-based Conti International, one of the main partners of Anaklia deep sea port project, has decided to quit the…
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2018 FDI USD 1.26 bln – Adjusted Data
2018 FDI USD 1.26 bln – Adjusted Data Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Georgia reached USD 1.26 billion in 2018,…
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Finance Minister Offers TV Channels to Cooperate on Tax Liabilities
Georgian Finance Minister Ivane Machavariani said on August 14 that he is ready to offer preferential terms to three main…
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Politicians, CSOs Assess Cyberattack on TV Pirveli
The ruling party, opposition and local civil society organizations made assessments about the cyberattack that took place upon Tbilisi-based TV…
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Abkhazia Armed Conflict Anniversary Marked in Tbilisi
Somber wreath-laying ceremony was held in Tbilisi on August 14 to mark the 27th anniversary of the launch of 13-month…
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New Chief of Tbilisi Patrol Police Appointed
Vazha Siradze has been appointed as the head of the Interior Ministry’s Patrol Police Department, replacing Mikheil Dilimashvili. Prior to…
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Cyberattack Hinders TV Pirveli Broadcasting
Tbilisi-based TV Pirveli has suspended broadcasting after cyberattack damaged its central server, the TV channel announced on August 13. According…
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Kibar Khalvashi Plans to Sell Rustavi 2 TV
Kibar Khalvashi, who regained ownership of Rustavi 2 TV almost a month ago, announced on August 12 that he plans…
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Court: Gvaramia to Post GEL 40,000 Bail, Stay in Country
Tbilisi City Court ruled on August 11 that Nika Gvaramia, the former director general of Rustavi 2 TV, has to…
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U.S. Diplomats: Russian Invasion in 2008 Was Not a Surprise
Back in 2008, when Russia started a war against Georgia, President Mikheil Saakashvili asked the West to help and support…
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CSOs: Case against Gvaramia may be Politically Motivated
A group of 14 local civil society organizations, including Transparency International Georgia, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Georgian…
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Multinational “Agile Spirit” Drills Wrapped up in Georgia
The U.S. and Georgia-led “Agile Spirit” military exercises were officially wrapped up at the Orpholo training area near Akhaltsikhe on…
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Prosecution to Charge Gvaramia over Abuse of Power
The Prosecutor’s Office announced on August 9 that it will charge Nika Gvaramia, former director general of Rustavi 2 TV,…
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U.S. Calls on Russia to Reverse Occupied Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Region Recognition
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the August 2008 war, the United States reiterated its support to Georgia and…
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UNSC Members Support Georgia Sovereignty, Urge Russia to Withdraw Troops
On August 8, at the United Nations Security Council Stakeout, on the occasion of 11th anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war,…
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Op-eds
As We Observe Yet Another Anniversary of the Russo-Georgian War, Civilians Continue to Suffer
I met Amiran Gugutishvili, a 71-year old farmer in the village of Gugutiantkari in Georgia, in March 2018 when I…
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On 11th War Anniversary CSOs Address Government, ICC
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the August 2008 war, a group of five local civil society organizations, including…
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Opposition, CSOs Slam Georgian Dream Over War Anniversary Remarks
The ruling party leaders upheld their previous tradition on the 11th anniversary of the August war and laid responsibility for the…
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On War Anniversary Georgian Leaders Speak of National Consolidation
On the 11th anniversary of the August 2008 war, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said that “this day is a common…
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On War Anniversary PM Talks of UNM Responsibility
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze released a statement on Facebook…
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EU Statement on 11th Anniversary of August War
The Delegation of the European Union to Georgia released a statement on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the Russian-Georgian…
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Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine Reiterate Support to Georgia
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the 2008 Russo-Georgian war, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine have reiterated their support for…
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Tbilisi Condemns Putin-Khajimba Meeting in Sochi
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has condemned the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and “President” of occupied Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba,…
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On 11th War Anniversary, Tbilisi Calls on Moscow to Fulfil Commitments
The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on August 7 on the occasion of 11th anniversary of the 2008…
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Putin, Khajimba Meet in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with “President” of occupied Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba in Sochi on August 6, less…
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Anaklia Development Consortium Announces Changes to Supervisory Board
The Anaklia Development Foundation announced on August 5 that Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, the incumbent chairman and deputy chairman…
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New Tskhinvali KGB Chief Appointed
The security service (KGB) of the Russian-backed authorities of Tskhinvali will have a new head, Tskhinvali-based Information Agency “Res” reported…
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Parliament Speaker Meets Opposition, CSOs to Discuss Electoral Reform
The Parliament Chairman, Archil Talakvadze met with representatives of civil society organizations, opposition parties and international organizations today and acquainted…
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Interviews
Is Armenian Foreign Policy Changing? – A Conversation with Anahit Shirinyan
More than a year has passed since mass protests in Armenia unseated a corrupt and unpopular regime of Prime Minister…
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New Ambassadors to France, Israel Appointed
Georgia will have new ambassadors to France and Israel, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on August 2. Tea Katukia will…
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ADB Approves USD 415 mln Loan for Georgia’s North–South Road Corridor
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved USD 415 million to build a new highway as part of a wider…
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Indepth
Rustavi 2 case: is Georgia’s media pluralism in peril?
Georgian media landscape, “pluralist, but not yet independent, very polarized”, as Reporters Without Borders (RSF) puts it, was shaken up…
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Tskhinvali Condemns Multinational “Agile Spirit” Drills in Georgia
The Moscow-backed “foreign ministry” of Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia has joined Sokhumi in condemning the multinational “Agile Spirit” military exercises launched…
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Georgian MFA: ICAO Confirms Sokhumi Airport Part of Georgian Airspace
The Georgian Foreign Ministry (MFA) reported on August 2 that the officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) “again…
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Rustavi 2 Co-founders Reject Khalvashi’s Offer over 40% of Broadcaster’s Shares
Davit Dvali and Jarji Akimidze, co-founders of Rustavi 2 TV and the channel’s co-owners in 1994-2004, said on August 1…
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Russian State Duma to Mull over Recognition of “South Ossetians’ Genocide”
Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin told reporters on August 1 that the State Duma has become familiar…
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National Bank Intervention Gives Struggling GEL a Bump against USD
The national currency, Lari, has slightly appreciated against U.S. dollar raising to 2.9296, as the National Bank of Georgia (NBG)…
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Chief of Staff of New Security Council Appointed
Kakhaber Kemoklidze was appointed as the Chief of staff of Georgia’s new National Security Council (NSC). Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze…
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NBG to Sell USD 40 mln as Lari Hits All-Time Law against Dollar
The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) said it will sell USD 40 million tomorrow as the national currency, Lari, hit…
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Sokhumi Says Tbilisi Opposition to Re-opening Sokhumi Airport “Neglects Realities on the Ground”
The “Foreign Ministry” of occupied Abkhazia released a statement on July 30, criticizing Tbilisi’s opposition to possible opening of the…
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Interviews
Interview with Marc Behrendt: Independent Journalism Still Possible in Georgia
Director for Europe and Eurasia programs at the “Freedom House” Marc Behrendt spoke with Voice of America’s Mariam Ugrekhelidze, about…
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GDP Grew 4.9% in First Half 2019 – Preliminary Data
Georgia’s real GDP grew by 4.9% year-on-year in the first six months, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistics…
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DFM Darsalia says David Gareji Incident “defused”, Experts to Meet in August
Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia Lasha Darsalia said the July 14 incident at David Gareji section of Georgian-Azerbaijani border had…
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Sokhumi Condemns Multinational “Agile Spirit” Drills in Georgia
The Foreign Ministry of occupied Abkhazia has expressed “serious concern” over the multinational “Agile Spirit” military exercises launched at Senaki…
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Ten to Run for Abkhazia “Presidency”
Ten candidates will run for “presidency” of occupied Abkhazia on August 25. The region’s “election administration” registered seven candidates on…
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Russia Occupied Abkhazia Plans to Open Sokhumi Airport
The Moscow-backed leadership of occupied Abkhazia issued a decree on July 26 to open the “Vladislav Ardzinba Sokhumi International Airport”…
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Opposition Slams Government for Intending to Subsidize Russia Flights
The opposition slammed the government’s decision to offer subsidies to travelers from Russia to Georgia’s airports of Tbilisi and Batumi…
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