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On 17 May, Tbilisites were to make their choice in predominant values: either they marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), or walked in solidarity with mostly religious and conservative Georgians who celebrated the Day of Family Sanctity, slated by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2014 to coincide …

Things got tense following the day of peaceful protest of thousands of mostly young people protesting the police crackdown on their favorite music clubs. Nationalist hardliners, mobilized through social media have gathered on a counter-rally, decrying what they saw as anti-Georgian and decadent conduct of their opponents. They have voiced …

Protesters gathered in thousands at the old Parliament building in Tbilisi at 15:00 to rally against what they see as police brutality and an assault on their rights. No political leaders were welcome at the event. While requests for the government responsibility were voiced, there were no specific coherent demands …

Over 3,600 polling stations opened at 8am across the country for municipal elections. 3,440,123 voters will be electing 2,058 members of 64 city councils (Sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors.  

On October 21, Georgian citizens will head to polls to elect 2058 members of 64 city councils (Sakrebulo) and 64 municipal mayors. Tbilisi, the country’s capital and home to one third of its voters, will elect the Mayor and the 50-member Sakrebulo. Outdoor banners and billboards of the ruling party …

Hundreds of firefighters, emergency workers and volunteers continue efforts to contain forest fire in Borjomi Municipality, which erupted on August 20 and burned over ten hectares of forested areas.  

Last day of the U.S.-led annual Noble Partner exercise at the Vaziani training area on August 12. Over 2 800 troops took part in the two-week drills, including 800 Georgian and 1600 U.S. military personnel. Other participating nations included Armenia, Germany, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

On August 8, 2017, the War Museum was opened in the village of Ergneti, just several meters away from the occupation line, near Tskhinvali, on the 9th anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war. A local resident, Lia Chlachidze opened the museum in her rehabilitated house, which was burnt down during Russian …

Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States of America, concluded his two-day visit to Georgia, where he met with the country’s leaders and addressed the U.S.-led Noble Partner military exercise in Vaziani, south of Tbilisi.

Opening ceremony of the U.S.-led annual Noble Partner exercise was held at the Vaziani Military Airfield on July 30. Over 2 800 troops will take part in the two-week drills, including 800 Georgian and 1600 U.S. military personnel. Other participating nations include Armenia, Germany, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United …

Women’s Solidarity March against inequality, violence and oppression was held in Tbilisi on July 19. Women’s rights activists marched along the Aghmashenebeli Avenue, the exact same route the March of the Georgians rally took days ago. The rally comes two days after Tatia Dolidze, Georgia’s youth delegate to the United …

Rally in Tbilisi in support of Birja Mafia rapper duo arrested on charges of “excess drug possession.” The detained claim drugs were planted by the police in response to their recent video mocking police.

Afgan Mukhtarli, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist, went missing on May 29 from Tbilisi and appeared in a detention facility in Baku a day later. Mukhtarli says he was forced into a car close to his house in Tbilisi by unidentified persons, whom he believes were representatives of the Georgian security …

Demonstrators gathered outside the Government building in Tbilisi marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. A counter-demonstration marking the Family Purity day, set by the Patriarch Ilia II in 2014, was held at various locations in downtown Tbilisi, culminating into a march to the Sameba cathedral. The rallies come …

New animals were gifted to the Tbilisi Zoo by European countries to make up for the damage caused by the Tbilisi deadly flooding in June 2015.

Every year on Easter Sunday residents of lower and upper Shukhuti village in western Georgian region of Guria compete in Lelo Burti, a traditional Georgian game similar to rugby. The game, which looks more like a melee, has a simple rule – number of players in each team is not …