Politics

August 11, 2025

SJC Seeks Criminal Accountability of MIA Officials Over Late-2024 Protest Dispersals

Social Justice Center, a Georgian human rights group, has formally requested Tbilisi’s Prosecutor’s Office to launch criminal proceedings against former and current senior officials of the Interior Ministry over violence committed against protesters during Tbilisi's late-2024 Rustaveli Avenue protests

Politics

August 11, 2025

Georgian Dream Names 63 Mayoral Candidates for October Local Elections

The ruling Georgian Dream party named its mayoral candidates for all 63 municipalities ahead of the local elections, set to take place on October 4 amid the boycott from part of opposition forces

Politics

August 11, 2025

Kobakhidze: UNM ‘Treason’ in August War Doesn’t Justify Russian Occupation

Reiterating his accusations that the former United National Movement government is responsible for triggering the 2008 Russo-Georgian war, Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the "treason" by UNM still doesn't justify the Russian occupation of 20% of Georgia’s territory

Politics

August 09, 2025

MIA Calls on Kyiv to ‘Immediately’ Ensure Return of Deportees Stranded at Russia-Georgia Border

Georgian Dream Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze called on Ukrainian authorities to "immediately take measures" to ensure the return of Russia-deported Ukrainians stranded at the Russia-Georgian border, expressing Tbilisi's readiness to cover the return expenses

Politics

August 09, 2025

Georgia Reacts to U.S.-Brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal

The signing of a U

Politics

August 08, 2025

Georgian Dream Officials Comment on War Anniversary

On August 8, Georgian Dream officials marked the 17th anniversary of the 2008 Russian invasion by laying wreaths at the memorial to Georgian fighters, while reiterating accusations that the former United National Movement government triggered the war

Politics

August 06, 2025

Poland Intensifies Talks on Visa Restrictions for Georgia Over Security Concerns

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government is reviewing whether to reintroduce visa requirements for nationals of Georgia, Armenia, Venezuela, and Colombia, citing national security concerns following an alleged Russian-backed arson attack in 2024

Politics

August 06, 2025

Russia Prosecutes Opposition’s Aleko Elisashvili Over Fighting in Ukraine

Russian prosecutors said on August 4 that they charged Aleko Elisashvili, leader of the opposition Citizens Party, in absentia over fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine as a “mercenary,” placing the politician on the international wanted list

Politics

August 05, 2025

Georgia Not Invited to Informal EU Meeting in Denmark

Unlike other EU candidate countries, representatives of the Georgian Dream government have not been invited to the informal EU meeting in Copenhagen on September 1–2, the Danish Foreign Ministry confirmed to Interpressnews, citing Tbilisi’s November decision to suspend its EU integration process

Politics

August 04, 2025

Tsulukiani’s Investigative Commission Wraps Up, Report Expected in September

Tea Tsulukiani brought down the curtain on Georgian Dream's investigative commission on August 4, concluding a six-month work with a 430-page document, expected to be made public in early September and used in the ruling party's stated intention to ban all major opposition parties

Politics

August 04, 2025

Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 4.3% in July 2025

Georgia’s annual inflation rate in July was 4

Politics

August 01, 2025

Kobakhidze to EU: Talk to Us Instead of Sending ‘Soviet Telegrams’ on Visa-Free Travel

Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze reiterated his calls on EU institutions and what he calls the “European bureaucracy” to “talk” with Georgian authorities amid warnings that the EU may suspend Georgia’s visa-free travel if the GD government fails to address eight recommendations outlined in a letter from the Commission, to be fulfilled by the end of August

Politics

July 31, 2025

TI Georgia: Georgian Dream Donations in First Half of 2025 ‘Six Times’ Other Parties Combined

Transparency International (TI) Georgia, the country’s leading anti-corruption watchdog, said the ruling Georgian Dream party received GEL 6

Politics

July 30, 2025

Georgian Dream Picks Kakha Kaladze to Seek Third Term as Tbilisi Mayor

The ruling Georgian Dream party will nominate incumbent Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze to seek a third term in the upcoming local elections, slated for October 4, which many opposition parties are boycotting in protest

Politics

July 29, 2025

Detained Protesters Say They Are Promised Pardon If They Apologize

Protesters detained during pro-EU demonstrations in Georgia reported receiving promises of pardon in exchange for apologies, as the Georgian Dream government continues to face local and international pressure over the release of dozens whose cases are widely believed to be politically motivated

Politics

July 29, 2025

Abkhazia Detains Georgian Wanted by Russia

De facto authorities in occupied Abkhazia detained Georgian citizen Vladimir Shulaia, wanted by Russia for committing a murder in 2002, local news outlet Apsnypress reported July 28

Politics

July 27, 2025

Ex-Defense Ministry Officials, Ex-Minister’s Relative Arrested on Embezzlement Charges

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) arrested former Deputy Defense Minister Giorgi Khaindrava, the former head of the Defense Ministry's procurement department, and a relative of ex-Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze on charges of embezzling a large sum of money from the ministry

Politics

July 25, 2025

EU Condemns GD’s ‘Disinformation and Baseless Accusations,’ Attacks on Ambassador

The European Union said it "firmly rejects and condemns" what it called the “disinformation and baseless accusations” by the Georgian Dream authorities regarding the EU's role in Georgia, and "strongly denounced" the personal attacks against the EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński

Politics

July 25, 2025

Georgia Hosts Agile Spirit 2025 Multinational Exercise

Georgia is hosting the multinational exercise Agile Spirit 2025, which officially kicked off on July 21 in Turkey and opened in Georgia today, July 25, at the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) in Krtsanisi

Politics

July 25, 2025

Moscow Calling – July 25

Chinese scientists unveil record-breaking crystal for powerful lasers Researchers at the Hefei Institute of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have manufactured the world’s largest barium gallium selenide (BGSe) crystal, TASS reports, citing the South China Morning Post newspaper