🟥Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former head of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Co-Investment Fund who had been sentenced to 11 years in prison in the high-profile “Bitcoin case,” has been released under a plea agreement after admitting guilt and reimbursing damages, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed.
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Bachiashvili, Sentenced to 11 Years, Released After 'Compensating Damages' in Ivanishvili Bitcoin Case - Batumelebi
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February 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
🟥Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former head of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Co-Investment Fund who had been sentenced to 11 years in prison in the high-profile “Bitcoin case,” has been released under a plea agreement after admitting guilt and reimbursing damages, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed.
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Bidzina Ivanishvili’s jailed ex-ally released in surprise move
Giorgi Bachiashvili had been sentenced to 11 years in a case linked to the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
https://oc-media.org/bidzina-ivanishvilis-jailed-ex-ally-released-in-surprise-move/
Giorgi Bachiashvili had been sentenced to 11 years in a case linked to the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
https://oc-media.org/bidzina-ivanishvilis-jailed-ex-ally-released-in-surprise-move/
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s jailed ex-ally released in surprise move
Giorgi Bachiashvili had been sentenced to 11 years in a case linked to the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
oc-media.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s jailed ex-ally released in surprise move
Giorgi Bachiashvili had been sentenced to 11 years in a case linked to the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
https://oc-media.org/bidzina-ivanishvilis-jailed-ex-ally-released-in-surprise-move/
Giorgi Bachiashvili had been sentenced to 11 years in a case linked to the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
https://oc-media.org/bidzina-ivanishvilis-jailed-ex-ally-released-in-surprise-move/
Giorgi Bachiashvili, previously abducted from the UAE and described as Ivanishvili's personal prison, has been released.
Rumour has it in Tbilisi that he finally gave in and transferred all his crypto billions to Ivanishvili.
Rumour has it in Tbilisi that he finally gave in and transferred all his crypto billions to Ivanishvili.
February 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Giorgi Bachiashvili, previously abducted from the UAE and described as Ivanishvili's personal prison, has been released.
Rumour has it in Tbilisi that he finally gave in and transferred all his crypto billions to Ivanishvili.
Rumour has it in Tbilisi that he finally gave in and transferred all his crypto billions to Ivanishvili.
People should have viewed Putin’s involvement in the removal with Shevardnadze & Aslan Abashidze of Adjara with suspicion. I already watched how my US State Department didn’t know Ivanishvili’s apology in September 2024 was to the Ossetians.
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
People should have viewed Putin’s involvement in the removal with Shevardnadze & Aslan Abashidze of Adjara with suspicion. I already watched how my US State Department didn’t know Ivanishvili’s apology in September 2024 was to the Ossetians.
This is Ivanishvili’s apology to the Ossetians that suffered as a result of aggression from Saakashvili’s government. Ivanishvili made no apologies to the Russians. Matt Miller & the US State Department was given a false impression of his speech. civil.ge/archives/624...
February 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM
This is Ivanishvili’s apology to the Ossetians that suffered as a result of aggression from Saakashvili’s government. Ivanishvili made no apologies to the Russians. Matt Miller & the US State Department was given a false impression of his speech. civil.ge/archives/624...
Of a country of a little over 3 million, yeah it is overwhelming. How was does my US State Department make such a critical mistake to believe Ivanishvili’s apology to the Ossetians was to Russia instead? A lot of US & European media outlets are out of touch too youtu.be/MVtiv-clKRs?...
Department of State Daily Press Briefing - September 16, 2024
YouTube video by U.S. Department of State
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February 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Of a country of a little over 3 million, yeah it is overwhelming. How was does my US State Department make such a critical mistake to believe Ivanishvili’s apology to the Ossetians was to Russia instead? A lot of US & European media outlets are out of touch too youtu.be/MVtiv-clKRs?...
Terje Helland, Norwegian businessman, communications expert, and external advisor to the EN Council, on Ivanishvili’s government as Europe’s most authoritarian regime and its use of disinformation to label critics of the Georgian Dream as anti-state. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qSI...
Talk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze - Episode 35. Guest: Terje Helland - Businessman, ENC Adviser.
YouTube video by Talk Georgia
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February 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Terje Helland, Norwegian businessman, communications expert, and external advisor to the EN Council, on Ivanishvili’s government as Europe’s most authoritarian regime and its use of disinformation to label critics of the Georgian Dream as anti-state. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qSI...
Ivanishvili’s Law Against Georgia – How Critical Opinion Will Be Punished
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🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
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🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
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February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Ivanishvili’s Law Against Georgia – How Critical Opinion Will Be Punished
— @transparencyge.bsky.social
🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
🔗: transparency.ge/en/blog/ivan...
— @transparencyge.bsky.social
🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
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Bidzina Ivanishvili’s propagandist, Zaza Shatirishvili, who voices Ivanishvili’s positions, attacked Donald Trump, saying that “Trump is more of a war promoter and instigator than a ‘dove of peace.’”
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s propagandist, Zaza Shatirishvili, who voices Ivanishvili’s positions, attacked Donald Trump, saying that “Trump is more of a war promoter and instigator than a ‘dove of peace.’”
Outrageous! While Ukrainians fight for their lives, there is a new report about how Ivanishvili’s puppet regime is turning Georgian ports into a playground for Putin’s shadow fleet. Turning off AIS trackers to move blood oil is complicity in war crimes.
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The Shadow Fleet: How Russian Oil Flows Through Georgian Ports
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western nations established an embargo and price ceiling on Russian crude oil. Nearly four years have elapsed since the outbreak of hostilities. During thi...
ifact.ge
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Outrageous! While Ukrainians fight for their lives, there is a new report about how Ivanishvili’s puppet regime is turning Georgian ports into a playground for Putin’s shadow fleet. Turning off AIS trackers to move blood oil is complicity in war crimes.
ifact.ge/en/the-shado...
ifact.ge/en/the-shado...
For the 424th day in a row, Georgians are out in the streets in 8+ cities, protesting Ivanishvili's illegitimate, pro-Russian, corrupt regime.
January 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
For the 424th day in a row, Georgians are out in the streets in 8+ cities, protesting Ivanishvili's illegitimate, pro-Russian, corrupt regime.
some restructuring is in order. Nodes connecting Ivanishvili’s local networks with Russian Security services and organized crime exploded in mortal fight: Phartskhaladze assassinated Jangveladze’s brother. Jangveladze turned out to be better connected and stronger node
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
some restructuring is in order. Nodes connecting Ivanishvili’s local networks with Russian Security services and organized crime exploded in mortal fight: Phartskhaladze assassinated Jangveladze’s brother. Jangveladze turned out to be better connected and stronger node
Political‑business crossover – Ivanishvili’s Cartu Bank supplies cheap credit to firms that win government tenders; his media outlets (e.g., Rustavi 2) consistently support his Georgian Dream coalition.
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Political‑business crossover – Ivanishvili’s Cartu Bank supplies cheap credit to firms that win government tenders; his media outlets (e.g., Rustavi 2) consistently support his Georgian Dream coalition.
Irakli Gharibashvili, ex PM of 🇬🇪 and once Bidzina Ivanishvili’s closest ally, was sentenced to five years in prison for laundering especially large amounts of illicit income. 1/2
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Irakli Gharibashvili, ex PM of 🇬🇪 and once Bidzina Ivanishvili’s closest ally, was sentenced to five years in prison for laundering especially large amounts of illicit income. 1/2
"The West now needs to make a decision: how to support a population deeply anxious to join Europe, as the country’s democratic image spirals downward under Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream rule."
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
⭕ Opinion by Helena Bedwell
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⭕ Opinion by Helena Bedwell
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Opinion | Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
oc-media.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"The West now needs to make a decision: how to support a population deeply anxious to join Europe, as the country’s democratic image spirals downward under Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream rule."
As 2026 begins, we look back at 2025: Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream cracked down on democracy, tightened authoritarian control, and pushed Georgia closer to Russia. Sidewalk protests are banned—but pro-European demonstrators remain in the streets.
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
As 2026 begins, we look back at 2025: Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream cracked down on democracy, tightened authoritarian control, and pushed Georgia closer to Russia. Sidewalk protests are banned—but pro-European demonstrators remain in the streets.
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...
batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/articles-in-...
Ivanishvili's Georgia
We have more than 120 political prisoners in Georgia, as we rightfully call them - prisoners of conscience. Jailed unfairly, without evidence. Without justice.
Below are their parents - on the front line of resistance for a full year 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, spreading the truth across the country!
📸Mariam Nikuradze
Below are their parents - on the front line of resistance for a full year 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, spreading the truth across the country!
📸Mariam Nikuradze
December 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ivanishvili's Georgia
Day395 of Georgia’s unbroken resistance.Under Ivanishvili’s authoritarian regime,peaceful protest near parliament is now illegal even standing on a sidewalk can result in arrest.Despite this repression1000s are marching through Tbilisi today showing what courage against authoritarianism looks like.
Really American (@reallyamerican)
BREAKING: Day 395 of Georgia’s unbroken resistance. Under Ivanishvili’s authoritarian regime, peaceful protest near parliament is now illegal - even standing on a sidewalk can result in arrest. Despit...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Day395 of Georgia’s unbroken resistance.Under Ivanishvili’s authoritarian regime,peaceful protest near parliament is now illegal even standing on a sidewalk can result in arrest.Despite this repression1000s are marching through Tbilisi today showing what courage against authoritarianism looks like.
Day 395 of Georgia’s unbroken resistance. It is now illegal under Ivanishvili’s authoritarian rule to express peaceful protest near the parliament building, even by standing on a sidewalk.
December 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Day 395 of Georgia’s unbroken resistance. It is now illegal under Ivanishvili’s authoritarian rule to express peaceful protest near the parliament building, even by standing on a sidewalk.
the submerged cars are later fished out by bidzina ivanishvili's cronies to add to his collection
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
the submerged cars are later fished out by bidzina ivanishvili's cronies to add to his collection
#TerrorInGeorgia #EU #NAFO #Georgia
Opinion | Tracing #Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’
oc-media.org/opinion-trac...
Opinion | Tracing #Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’
oc-media.org/opinion-trac...
Opinion | Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
oc-media.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
#TerrorInGeorgia #EU #NAFO #Georgia
Opinion | Tracing #Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’
oc-media.org/opinion-trac...
Opinion | Tracing #Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’
oc-media.org/opinion-trac...
Opinion | Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
https://oc-media.org/opinion-tracing-ivanishvilis-rise-to-power/
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
https://oc-media.org/opinion-tracing-ivanishvilis-rise-to-power/
Opinion | Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
oc-media.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Opinion | Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
https://oc-media.org/opinion-tracing-ivanishvilis-rise-to-power/
A deep dive into Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili — the billionaire who sees himself as ‘Georgia’s disappointed saviour’.
https://oc-media.org/opinion-tracing-ivanishvilis-rise-to-power/
Today Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili's handyman and Georgian Dream's self-proclaimed PM Irakli Kobakhidze posed with Vladimir Putin at the International Forum Peace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Georgian diplomacy and foreign policy continue to reach new lows, but […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Today Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili's handyman and Georgian Dream's self-proclaimed PM Irakli Kobakhidze posed with Vladimir Putin at the International Forum Peace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Georgian diplomacy and foreign policy continue to reach new lows, but […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]