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📢 1/ Zurab Japaridze leader of Girchi – More Freedom, has refused parole, despite being legally eligible after 6 months in prison with 1 month left.
According to a post on his Facebook page, he won’t “cooperate with the Russian regime in any way.”
According to a post on his Facebook page, he won’t “cooperate with the Russian regime in any way.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📢 1/ Zurab Japaridze leader of Girchi – More Freedom, has refused parole, despite being legally eligible after 6 months in prison with 1 month left.
According to a post on his Facebook page, he won’t “cooperate with the Russian regime in any way.”
According to a post on his Facebook page, he won’t “cooperate with the Russian regime in any way.”
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
1/ Journalists, attorneys and attendees will be banned from bringing phones and any other electronic devices into courtrooms.
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
1/ Journalists, attorneys and attendees will be banned from bringing phones and any other electronic devices into courtrooms.
1/ Exactly one year ago, on Nov 19, 2024, 19-year-old Mate Davidze was violently arrested at a protest and charged with assaulting a police officer. Months later, he was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. Today, on the 357th day of continuous protest, a march was held in his honor.
📷 Guram Muradov
📷 Guram Muradov
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
1/ Exactly one year ago, on Nov 19, 2024, 19-year-old Mate Davidze was violently arrested at a protest and charged with assaulting a police officer. Months later, he was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. Today, on the 357th day of continuous protest, a march was held in his honor.
📷 Guram Muradov
📷 Guram Muradov
The court has sentenced Irakli Okruashvili to 7 years over the Buta Robakidze case, while former Prosecutor General Zurab Adeishvili was acquitted. Okruashvili is already in prison - he was sentenced for 8 months for refusing to attend GD’s investigative commission on UNM crimes.
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The court has sentenced Irakli Okruashvili to 7 years over the Buta Robakidze case, while former Prosecutor General Zurab Adeishvili was acquitted. Okruashvili is already in prison - he was sentenced for 8 months for refusing to attend GD’s investigative commission on UNM crimes.
The GD MFA responds to the EU’s decision to cancel the human rights dialogue. Per Realpolitika.ge, the EU objected to GD’s attempt to include a sanctioned individual in the delegation. GD says this shows Brussels is not ready to hear the Georgian side.
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The GD MFA responds to the EU’s decision to cancel the human rights dialogue. Per Realpolitika.ge, the EU objected to GD’s attempt to include a sanctioned individual in the delegation. GD says this shows Brussels is not ready to hear the Georgian side.
"We call on the U.S. Congress: Republicans and Democrats, and on President Donald Trump to support the people of Georgia in their fight for freedom" - Tbilisi protest participant Nino Zhvania read from the statement, addressing the US on behalf of the Georgian people.
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 356
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 356
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"We call on the U.S. Congress: Republicans and Democrats, and on President Donald Trump to support the people of Georgia in their fight for freedom" - Tbilisi protest participant Nino Zhvania read from the statement, addressing the US on behalf of the Georgian people.
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 356
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 356
⭕ The Kutaisi Court of Appeals upheld Mzia Amaglobeli's sentence of 2 years in prison.
#TerrorinGeorgia
#TerrorinGeorgia
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
⭕ The Kutaisi Court of Appeals upheld Mzia Amaglobeli's sentence of 2 years in prison.
#TerrorinGeorgia
#TerrorinGeorgia
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Participants in the protest march unfurled Georgian and EU flags on the Saarbrücken Bridge.
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 355
Photo: Publika/Khatia Kakhidze, Mariam Kavshbaia
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 355
Photo: Publika/Khatia Kakhidze, Mariam Kavshbaia
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Participants in the protest march unfurled Georgian and EU flags on the Saarbrücken Bridge.
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 355
Photo: Publika/Khatia Kakhidze, Mariam Kavshbaia
#GeorgiaProtests
Day 355
Photo: Publika/Khatia Kakhidze, Mariam Kavshbaia
1/ The Anti-Corruption Bureau was established as part of a priority task set by the European Commission for granting Georgia EU candidate status.
🚨 GD is abolishing the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Personal Data Protection Service. The functions of both agencies will be fully transferred to the State Audit Service.
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
1/ The Anti-Corruption Bureau was established as part of a priority task set by the European Commission for granting Georgia EU candidate status.
💬 “The change concerns the voting procedure and, similar to local self-government elections, it means that in parliamentary elections as well, voting will take place only within the state borders of Georgia,” Shalva Papuashvili says.
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
💬 “The change concerns the voting procedure and, similar to local self-government elections, it means that in parliamentary elections as well, voting will take place only within the state borders of Georgia,” Shalva Papuashvili says.
🚨 GD is abolishing the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Personal Data Protection Service. The functions of both agencies will be fully transferred to the State Audit Service.
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🚨 GD is abolishing the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Personal Data Protection Service. The functions of both agencies will be fully transferred to the State Audit Service.
🚨 Georgian Dream plans to revoke the right to vote in elections for citizens living outside Georgia's borders.
Shalva Papuashvili said that "the 2024 parliamentary elections also “showed how open and brutal informational and political pressure on voters from abroad can be".
Shalva Papuashvili said that "the 2024 parliamentary elections also “showed how open and brutal informational and political pressure on voters from abroad can be".
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🚨 Georgian Dream plans to revoke the right to vote in elections for citizens living outside Georgia's borders.
Shalva Papuashvili said that "the 2024 parliamentary elections also “showed how open and brutal informational and political pressure on voters from abroad can be".
Shalva Papuashvili said that "the 2024 parliamentary elections also “showed how open and brutal informational and political pressure on voters from abroad can be".
Omar Okribelashvili and Saba Meparishvili, who were arrested for damaging a 400-GEL dam during a protest in the spring of 2024, were released after spending 18 months in prison.
#TerrorinGeorgia
#TerrorinGeorgia
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Omar Okribelashvili and Saba Meparishvili, who were arrested for damaging a 400-GEL dam during a protest in the spring of 2024, were released after spending 18 months in prison.
#TerrorinGeorgia
#TerrorinGeorgia
🚨 The bodies of all 20 people aboard a Turkish military cargo plane have been found at the crash site and nearby areas in Georgia. The plane, flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey, crashed on Nov 11 about 5 km from the Azerbaijan–Georgia border in Sighnaghi municipality.
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🚨 The bodies of all 20 people aboard a Turkish military cargo plane have been found at the crash site and nearby areas in Georgia. The plane, flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey, crashed on Nov 11 about 5 km from the Azerbaijan–Georgia border in Sighnaghi municipality.
On November 4, teacher, historian, researcher, and mother of nine children, Rusiko Kobakhidze, was sentenced to three days in prison for blocking a road. She had already been sentenced to one day in prison for blocking the road on November 5.
#TerrorinGeorgia
#TerrorinGeorgia
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
On November 4, teacher, historian, researcher, and mother of nine children, Rusiko Kobakhidze, was sentenced to three days in prison for blocking a road. She had already been sentenced to one day in prison for blocking the road on November 5.
#TerrorinGeorgia
#TerrorinGeorgia
The third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has been transferred from the Viva Medi clinic back to prison. Saakashvili was arrested in Georgia on October 1, 2021. He began a hunger strike and was transferred to the clinic on May 12, 2022, due to deteriorating health.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has been transferred from the Viva Medi clinic back to prison. Saakashvili was arrested in Georgia on October 1, 2021. He began a hunger strike and was transferred to the clinic on May 12, 2022, due to deteriorating health.
🚨 Just in: The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has initiated criminal proceedings against Giorgi @GakhariaGiorgi in connection with the June 20 rally crackdown and the Chorchana checkpoint cases.
This post will be updated.
This post will be updated.
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🚨 Just in: The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has initiated criminal proceedings against Giorgi @GakhariaGiorgi in connection with the June 20 rally crackdown and the Chorchana checkpoint cases.
This post will be updated.
This post will be updated.
1/ The Georgian Dream government was not invited to the EU enlargement forum. The information was confirmed to Publika by the European Commission.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
1/ The Georgian Dream government was not invited to the EU enlargement forum. The information was confirmed to Publika by the European Commission.
A Turkish C-130 cargo plane has crashed near the Georgian–Azerbaijani border, with at least 20 people on board. The Turkish Defense Ministry stated that it is working with the Azerbaijani and Georgian authorities.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A Turkish C-130 cargo plane has crashed near the Georgian–Azerbaijani border, with at least 20 people on board. The Turkish Defense Ministry stated that it is working with the Azerbaijani and Georgian authorities.
Irakli Khmaladze served in the role since May 15, 2025, after serving as Tbilisi Deputy Mayor under Kakha Kaladze since 2017. According to multiple journalistic investigations, Khmaladze does not officially own any property, although he is alleged to be a millionaire in reality.
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Irakli Khmaladze served in the role since May 15, 2025, after serving as Tbilisi Deputy Mayor under Kakha Kaladze since 2017. According to multiple journalistic investigations, Khmaladze does not officially own any property, although he is alleged to be a millionaire in reality.