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PM Gakharia Sums Up 2019, Speaks of Challenges, Achievements
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has summed up 2019 and spoke about the country’s challenges and achievements. Occupation The Prime…
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Doctor Gaprindashvili Holds First Briefing after Release
Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was released from Russian-occupied Tskhinvali prison earlier today, held his first press-briefing in Tbilisi at 20:00…
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Intl Community Welcomes Doctor Gaprindashvili’s Release from Tskhinvali Custody
International community has welcomed the release of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili from Tskhinvali custody. The United States Embassy to Georgia…
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Tbilisi Welcomes Release of Georgian Doctor from Tskhinvali Custody
The Georgian government and opposition politicians have welcomed the release of doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was detained for “illegally crossing…
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Georgian Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili Released from Tskhinvali Custody
The Georgian State Security Service has confirmed that doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who has been sentenced for one year and nine…
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New Chief of General Staff Appointed
The Georgian Defense Ministry reported on December 27 that by decision of Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Brigade General Giorgi Matiashvili…
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New Deputy Interior Minister Appointed
Giorgi Butkhuzi has been appointed as the new, sixth Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, according to the statement released by…
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Six More Candidates of Supreme Court Judges Named
The High Council of Justice (HCoJ), the body overseeing the judiciary, named six candidates of the Supreme Court judges through…
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Tskhinvali Leader Visits Occupied Akhalgori District
Anatoly Bibilov, the Moscow-backed leader of Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia told the residents of Akhalgori district on December 26, that Tskhinvali…
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Georgian Gov’t Slammed for Selective Sanctioning of Indebted Televisions
The decision made by the Finance Ministry’s Revenue Service on December 24 to levy the accounts of three TV channels…
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Opposition: To win, frame election as a domestic referendum
To win the next elections, the opposition should drop the narrative of Bidzina Ivnishvili being a Russian stooge – something…
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Georgian, Turkish Ministers Meet, Pledge to Deepen Defense Ties
Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who visited Ankara on December 24, met with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, pledging to…
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President Zurabishvili Speaks of Recent Developments in Georgia
In a lengthy interview with Georgian Public Broadcaster on December 24, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili discussed a broad range of…
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Georgian Dream Leaders Congratulate Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II on Enthronement Anniversary
Leaders of the ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party attended a solemn service held at Mtskheta’s Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, one…
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Occupied Tskhinvali Says Doctor Gaprindashvili Intentionally ‘Violated Law’
Anatoly Bibilov, the Moscow-backed leader of Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia said the recent ruling of Akhalgori district ‘court’ to sentence Tbilisi-based…
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Public Defender Speaks of ‘Informal Governance’ in Penitentiary Facilities
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria released a report on December 24 on the results of monitoring carried out at four…
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Politicians Assess U.S. State Department’s Statement
The U.S. Department of State Spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus released a statement on December 23, saying that “we urge the Georgian…
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TI Georgia Urges Prosecutor’s Office to React to Facebook’s Statement
Transparency International Georgia, a local human rights watchdog, has called on the Prosecutor’s Office to immediately launch an investigation in…
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U.S. Budget Bans Aid to Governments Recognizing Abkhazia, Tskhinvali
The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2020, the annual budgetary legislation that defines spending by various United States federal agencies,…
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Georgia in the U.S. Military Budget for 2020
In its new Defense Authorization Act, the U.S. Congress states that “Russia’s violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia…
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U.S. State Department on ‘Democratic Developments in Georgia’
The U.S. Department of State Spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus stated on December 23 that “we urge the Georgian government to reinforce…
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Azerbaijani, Georgian, Turkish FMs Discuss Cooperation in Tbilisi
On December 23, Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, Elmar Mammadyarov, Davit Zalkaliani and Mevlut Çavuşoğlu, respectively, discussed regional…
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Politicians Comment on Facebook’s Removal of Georgian Govt Linked Pages
Facebook’s decision to remove the pages affiliated with the Georgian government for their “coordinated inauthentic behavior” triggered mixed reactions in…
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Khazaradze’s Lelo, New Rights, Development Movement Set up New Political Union
Public movement Lelo led by TBC Bank founder Mamuka Khazaradze, former Parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili’s Development Movement and the New…
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EU Calls on Tskhinvali to ‘Immediately Release’ Georgian Doctor Gaprindashvili
The European Union released a statement late on December 20, in response to occupied Tskhinvali’s decision to sentence Tbilisi-based doctor…
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Police Detain Five over Gamsakhurdia’s Attempted Murder Case
Georgian Interior Ministry has detained five people over the recent case of attempted murder of Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, son of the…
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U.S. Embassy Calls on Occupied Tskhinvali, Russia to ‘Immediately Release Doctor Gaprindashvili’
The U.S. in Georgia issued a statement in the late evening of Friday, December 20, in response to occupied Tskhinvali’s…
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Facebook Removes Hundreds of Georgia Govt Linked Pages for ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior’
Facebook, one of the most popular social media platforms, announced today about first ever Georgian takedown, that affected Georgian-government linked…
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CSOs Call for Govt to Fulfill Promise on Moving to Proportional Electoral System
Fifteen Georgian local civil society organizations, including Transparency International Georgia, Open Society Georgia Foundation and ISFED, released a statement on…
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Georgian Dream Offers to Tweak Current Mixed Electoral System
The ruling Georgian Dream party offers the opposition new proposal to solve the political crisis that emerged following the former’s…
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Georgian, Foreign Officials Condemn Tskhinvali Decision to Imprison Doctor Gaprindashvili
Georgian and foreign officials have denounced the today’s ruling of Akhalgori district ‘court’ in occupied Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, which has…
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Senator Risch ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Reports of Political Targeting of Georgia Opposition
The Chairman of U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, James E. Risch (R – Idaho) told Georgian Service of the…
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Son of Former Georgian President Gamsakhurdia Stabbed in Tbilisi
The son of first Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia was stabbed near his house at Tbilisi’s Gali Street on December 19.…
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Georgian MPs Conclude United States Visit
Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by new Deputy Speaker Kakha Kuchava, and comprised of former Parliament Speaker and current executive secretary…
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Tskhinvali Sends Georgian Doctor to Prison for 21 Months
Court in Akhalgori district has sent Tbilisi-based doctor, Vazha Gaprindashvili to one year and nine months in prison for “illegally…
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U.S. Senate Endorses Kelly Degnan as Next Georgia Ambassador
On December 19, the U.S. Senate confirmed by voice vote Kelly C. Degnan to be the next Ambassador Extraordinary and…
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Police Investigator Charged in Teen Suicide Case Sent to Pre-trial Detention
Tbilisi City Court sent the police investigator charged with forcing the confession from the teen, 15, to pretrial detention. The…
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Moscow, Sokhumi Approve 2020-2022 Investment Program
At an “inter-governmental commission session” held in Sokhumi on December 18, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko and occupied Abkhazia’s…
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New Head of Occupied Abkhazia’s Ochamchire District Appointed
On December 19, Raul Khajimba, Moscow-backed leader of occupied Abkhazia, appointed Genady Tsvidzba as new acting head of Abkhaz administration…
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Tbilisi City Council Member Expelled from Majority for his Controversial Remarks
The ruling Georgian Dream party has decided to expel Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) member Erekle Kukhianidze from the majority, amid…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January-November 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first eleven months of 2019 increased by 1.4%, compared to the same period last…
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Georgian Officials Offer Condolences on Teen’s Death in Tbilisi
Georgian officials offered condolences over the death of a 15-year-old boy, who succumbed to his injuries following an attempted suicide at…
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Police Blamed, as Teen, 15, Succumbs to Injuries after Attempted Suicide in Tbilisi
A 15-year-old boy, who according to media reports, plunged to his death in an attempted suicide on December 12, succumbed…
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In Quotes: U.S. Congressmen’s Letter Triggers Mixed Assessments in Tbilisi
On December 13, co-chairs of the U.S. Congressional Georgia Caucus Adam Kinzinger and Gerald E. Connolly sent a letter to Georgian…
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Ruling Georgian Dream Party Holds Large Rally-Concert
On December 14, the ruling “Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia” (GDDG) party held a large rally/concert on Tbilisi’s central Freedom Square. GD…
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President Salome Zurabishvili: ‘Putting Georgia on the World Map – One Year of Active Diplomacy’
One year ago, I was inaugurated as the fifth President of Georgia. It was at that moment that I outlined…
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U.S. Congressmen Express ‘Growing Concern’ as Georgia ‘Abandons Promised Political Reforms’
Co-chairs of the U.S. Congressional Georgia Caucus Adam Kinzinger and Gerald E. Connolly sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister…
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New Interior Minister, Chief Prosecutor Appointed in Occupied Abkhazia
Raul Khajimba, the Moscow-backed leader of Abkhazia, presented Adgur Agrba, occupied region’s new ‘prosecutor general’ to the employees of the…
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Peaceful Rally at Occupation Line Demanded Georgian Doctor’s Release
Family and friends of Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who remains in two-month pretrial custody in Tskhinvali jail, held a protest…
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MP Giga Bokeria Summoned for Questioning
MP Giga Bokeria, one of the leaders of the opposition “European Georgia”, confirmed that he has been summoned for questioning…
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