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On January 20, 2025, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced three individuals involved in the May 2024 protests against Georgia's controversial Foreign Agents' Law to prison terms.
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6 days ago · The political party For Georgia, led by Giorgi Gakharia, has accused Sheraton Batumi Hotel and law enforcement agencies of tampering with evidence related to the January 15 attack on Gakharia and journalist Zviad Koridze.
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Jan 15, 2025 · Mamuka Mdinaradze, executive secretary of the Georgian Dream party, responded to footage aired by TV Imedi allegedly showing GD MP Dimitri Samkharadze physically assaulting opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi.
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4 hours ago · Shalva Papuashvili, Chair of the Georgian Dream Parliament, arrived in Hungary on January 26, leading a delegation for meetings aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.
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Jan 20, 2025 · The Social Justice Center (SJC) has expressed concerns over the recent pardon of 613 convicts by Georgian Dream (GD) President Mikheil Kavelashvili.
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Jan 15, 2025 · Guram Murvanidze, a journalist with Batumelebi, has been sentenced to eight days of administrative detention by Judge Irma Togonidze. The decision follows accusations that Murvanidze disobeyed a police officer under the Administrative Code, a …
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Jan 19, 2025 · Mikheil Kavelashvili, the president elected by the Georgian Dream party, has pardoned 613 convicted individuals in connection with the Epiphany holiday.
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The head of the Adjara police, Irakli Dgebuadze, confirmed that eight individuals were arrested during protests in Batumi on January 12. Speaking with TV Pirveli, Dgebuadze stated that the arrests were made under the Code of Administrative Offenses, citing Articles 166 and 173, which cover minor hooliganism and disobedience to lawful police orders, respectively.
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Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the Finnish Parliament, explained in an interview with Radio Liberty that her postponed visit to Georgia was never intended to signal recognition of the current government.
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Dec 27, 2024 · Irakli Shaishmelashvili, the former head of the Operational Planning Division of the Special Tasks Department at Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, has left the country with his family following his resignation in early December 2024.