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Civil.ge 19/07/2019 - 17:10
President, Prime Minister welcome ECHR ruling on Rustavi 2 TV Ownership
Georgian President and Prime Minister welcomed the yesterday’s ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Rustavi 2…
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Civil.ge 19/07/2019 - 16:11
94th Meeting of IPRM held in Ergneti
On July 18, the 94th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) Meeting was held in village Ergneti, near the occupation…
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Civil.ge 19/07/2019 - 14:28
ECHR: Georgia to Pay 50,000 Euros into Decade-old High-Profile Murder Case
The seven-member Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on July 18 that Georgia has to pay…
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Civil.ge 19/07/2019 - 13:44
Public Defender, CSOs on Rustavi 2 TV Ownership Dispute
A group of 20 civil society organizations, including Transparency International Georgia, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Georgian Democracy…
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Civil.ge 18/07/2019 - 20:31
Politicians on ECHR Ruling over Rustavi 2 TV Ownership Dispute
Today’s ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has triggered mixed reactions among the ruling party and opposition politicians…
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Civil.ge 18/07/2019 - 18:48
Russian Troops Deploy for ‘Assault’ Drills at Roki, Mamisoni Passes
Russian Defense Ministry reported that the detachments of the 58th Army headquartered in the North Caucasus have deployed 1,500 items…
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Civil.ge 18/07/2019 - 18:13
New Owner Dismisses Nika Gvaramia as Director General of Rustavi 2 TV
Public registry records show Paata Salia has replaced Nika Gvaramia as the Director General of Rustavi 2 TV, Georgia’s most-watched…
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Civil.ge 18/07/2019 - 17:19
Kibar Khalvashi Registered as Rustavi 2 TV Owner
Kibar Khalvashi has applied to the National Public Registry (NAPR) and has been registered as the new owner of Rustavi…
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Civil.ge 18/07/2019 - 14:35
ECHR Rules over Rustavi 2 TV Ownership Dispute
In its judgement of July 18, the seven-member Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared there has…
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Civil.ge 18/07/2019 - 00:14
Prosecutors Summon Interior Minister for Questioning
Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia has been summoned by the Prosecutor’s Office for questioning as part of ongoing investigation into…
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Civil.ge 17/07/2019 - 19:10
Russian FM on Relations with Georgia: Sanctions Might be Abolished
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on July 17 that Moscow is expecting that Tbilisi will soon realize “the harm…
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Civil.ge 17/07/2019 - 17:57
Ivanishvili on Current Affairs, Future Plans
Bidzina Ivanishvili, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia (GDDG) party, made his first televised appearance following Tbilisi protests and…
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Civil.ge 17/07/2019 - 16:04
Three More Persons Arrested for Participation in ‘Group Violence’
The Georgian Interior Ministry announced today that three more persons have been arrested on charges of participating in group violence…
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Civil.ge 17/07/2019 - 15:44
Georgian Leaders Congratulate President-elect of European Commission
Georgian leaders congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on her election as the new President of the European Commission. “Georgia sees…
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Civil.ge 17/07/2019 - 12:02
One More Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Exceeding Powers
The Prosecutor’s Office stated late on July 16 that one more Interior Ministry officer has been arrested on charges of…
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Analysis

Civil.ge 16/07/2019 - 18:45
Rustaveli Ave. Politics move to Facebook
The latest installment of the traditional Georgian political drama has unfolded on June 20-21 in front of the Georgian Parliament,…
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Civil.ge 16/07/2019 - 14:26
Four More Persons Arrested for Participation in “Group Violence”
The Interior Ministry of Georgia said that four more persons have been arrested on charges of participating in group violence…
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Civil.ge 16/07/2019 - 12:15
Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Exceeding Powers
The Prosecutor’s Office said on July 15 that an Interior Ministry officer has been arrested on charges of exceeding official…
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Civil.ge 16/07/2019 - 11:19
Georgian, Azerbaijani Law Enforcers Meet over David Gareji
Georgian and Azerbaijani law enforcement officers held a meeting near the disputable territory of the David Gareji Monastery yesterday to…
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Civil.ge 15/07/2019 - 17:43
Radioactive Substance Seized on Georgian-Armenian Border
The State Security Service of Georgia has detained an Armenian citizen attempting to smuggle a radioactive substance Thorium, packed in…
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Civil.ge 12/07/2019 - 16:09
Watchdog: Russian propaganda channels identity politics
A new study presented by Media Development Foundation (MDF), local media watchdog, says in 2018 the Kremlin propaganda campaigns in…
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Civil.ge 12/07/2019 - 15:48
CSOs Call for Strict Response to Putin’s “Imperialistic Rhetoric”
Eleven local civil society organizations, including Transparency International Georgia, Atlantic Council of Georgia, Georgian Democracy Initiative, Society and Banks and…
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Civil.ge 11/07/2019 - 15:57
President of European Council: ‘Don’t Let Yourself Become Divided’
President of the European Council Donald Tusk has opened the 16th Batumi International Conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of…
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Civil.ge 10/07/2019 - 17:51
Court in Akhalgori Rules to Lift Charges against Civic Activist
Tamar Mearakishvili, an Akhalgori-based civil rights activist, who was charged with criminal defamation and fabrication of official documents by the Russian-backed…
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Editorial

Civil.ge 10/07/2019 - 15:53
The Cross and the Rainbow
The story of Tbilisi Pride 2019 brought divergent elements of Georgia’s stormy politics together into a sharp and violent focus.…
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Editorial

Civil.ge 10/07/2019 - 15:52
A story of one march
Preface The story of Tbilisi Pride 2019 brought divergent elements of Georgia’s stormy politics together into a sharp and violent…
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Civil.ge 10/07/2019 - 15:49
Tbilisi Responds to Putin on ‘Occupation of Abkhazia’ and ‘Ossetians’ Genocide’
Officials in Tbilisi have slammed as “incorrect interpretation” of history the remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on July…
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Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 19:58
Putin to ‘refrain’ from sanctions ‘for the sake of Georgian people’
Speaking about the recently declared economic sanctions against Georgia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “due to his respect towards…
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Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 19:45
President Zurabishvili Calls for De-escalation
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili commented on the recent developments in the country and called on all forces for “de-escalation” of…
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Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 18:34
Georgia in the OSCE PA’s Luxembourg Declaration
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s annual session in Luxembourg adopted a final declaration on July 8, containing more than a dozen…
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Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 18:05
Russia’s State Duma Supports Economic Sanctions against Georgia
The Russian State Duma adopted a resolution on July 9, recommending the Government to discuss the expediency of imposing economic…
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Interviews

Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 14:35
Khazaradze to launch a public movement – is it a good thing?
TBC Bank’s founder and chairman Mamuka Khazaradze announced he is launching a public movement in September. What does this mean…
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Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 13:50
Mamuka Khazaradze to Set up New Public Movement
Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the founders of TBC Bank and former Chairman of its Supervisory Board, released a post on…
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Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 12:28
Update: Two Parallel Rallies in Tbilisi Last Till Sunrise
Two parallel rallies of anti-occupation activists on one hand and anti-LGBT hate group on the other, which were divided by…
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Editorial

Civil.ge 09/07/2019 - 01:35
Void at the Helm
The Georgian government’s meltdown in response to Rustavi 2 anchor swearing at Putin was as epic as it was seemingly…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 22:15
First Ever Impromptu Pride Parade Held in Tbilisi
Organizers say around 40 activists and supporters of non-governmental organization Tbilisi Pride gathered outside the Interior Ministry on July 8,…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 20:27
Rustavi 2 Temporarily Suspends Giorgi Gabunia
The self-regulatory body of Rustavi 2 TV has suspended Giorgi Gabunia, host of a prime-time news show “Postscriptum”, from office…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 15:45
Georgian MP Re-elected as OSCE PA President
Georgian MP Giorgi Tsereteli was re-elected as the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for 2019-2020. Tsereteli, who assumed the duties of…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 13:22
Rustavi 2 TV Back on Air
Rustavi 2 TV station resumed broadcasting at 7:30am on July 8, after it went off air earlier at 02:20 citing…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 13:13
Russian MFA Condemns Rustavi 2 Broadcast as ‘unbridled Russophobia’, Notes Positively Georgian Government Response
The Department of Information and Press of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an official statement (in Russian) concerning…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 12:36
GDDG, UNM Submit Draft Resolutions on June 20-21 Unrests
On July 5, the Georgian Dream’s parliamentary majority and the opposition United National Movement faction submitted to the Parliament two…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 03:08
Tbilisi Pride Announced, Cancelled Again Citing Threats
Non-governmental organisation “Tbilisi Pride” announced Pride March to be held on 8 July in Tbilisi, but the organizers posted around…
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Civil.ge 08/07/2019 - 02:21
Government Decries ‘Provocation’, Protesters Gather, as Rustavi 2 TV Anchor Insults Putin. Channel Off Air Citing Threats
In 7 July in a prime-time news show “Postscriptum” Giorgi Gabunia, anchor of the Rustavi 2 TV has insulted President…
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Civil.ge 06/07/2019 - 23:45
Protest Day 17 Ends at Ivanishvili’s Home with ‘March For Freedom’
Peaceful protestors gathered in front of the Parliament of Georgia for the seventeenth day, calling for Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia…
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Analysis

Civil.ge 06/07/2019 - 13:07
Chronicle of the Coups Foretold
Ever since newly independent Georgia’s first government was overthrown in a military coup in the dying days of 1991, the…
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Civil.ge 05/07/2019 - 13:49
MIA Arrests Four for Participation in June 20-21 “Group Violence”
The Interior Ministry said that four persons have been arrested on charges of organizing, heading and participating in group violence…
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Civil.ge 04/07/2019 - 20:13
Prosecutor’s Office Says June 20-21 an Attempt at ‘Violent overthrow of government’
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia said on July 4 that the collected material evidence as well as testimonies of “tens…
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Civil.ge 04/07/2019 - 16:46
CoE’s Anti-Corruption Body Evaluates Georgia’s Progress on MPs, Judges, Prosecutors
Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body said in its new evaluation report that…
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Civil.ge 04/07/2019 - 15:45
48th Round of Geneva International Discussions
The 48th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) – the multilateral forum to address security and humanitarian consequences of…
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Civil.ge 04/07/2019 - 14:19
Georgian Leaders Congratulate U.S. on Independence Day
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze and Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani congratulated the United…
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