Civil.ge

16/11/2024

🔴 Two persons- Davit Kutaladze and Tornike Davlasheridze, convicted of physical violence against journalists and cameramen during the pogroms of July 5, 2021, including against TV Pirveli cameraman Lexo Lashkarava, have been released early from prison. They were reportedly released under the amnesty.

Two persons- Davit Kutaladze and Tornike Davlasheridze, convicted of physical violence against journalists and cameramen during the pogroms of July 5, 2021, including against TV Pirveli cameraman Lexo Lashkarava, have been released early from prison. They were reportedly released under the amnesty.....

16/11/2024

🔴 Tensions reached a fever pitch in Abkhazia on November 15 as locals, after hours of clashes with so-called security forces, stormed the so-called parliament and broke into the building, opposing a law that would give preferential treatment to Russian investors.

Tensions reached a fever pitch in Abkhazia on November 15 as locals, after hours of clashes with so-called security forces, stormed the so-called parliament and broke into the building, opposing a law that would give preferential treatment to Russian investors. The deputies of the de-facto legislatu...

15/11/2024

🔻 Opposition besieged the lawmakers gathered in Sokhumi, Abkhazia, demanding they vote against the controversial agreement with Moscow, which would give preferential treatment to Russian property developers.

On November 15, the opposition besieged the lawmakers gathered in Sokhumi, demanding they vote against the controversial agreement with Moscow, which would give preferential treatment to Russian property developers. The tensions have been mounting in the occupied region as the pressure grows from Mo...

15/11/2024

🔴 On November 15, the National Statistical Service of Georgia (Geostat) published adjusted data showing that in 2023, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 7.8% compared to the previous year, reaching 80.889 billion GEL (USD 29.687 billion) at current prices.

On November 15, the National Statistical Service of Georgia (Geostat) published adjusted data showing that in 2023, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 7.8% compared to the previous year, reaching 80.889 billion GEL (USD 29.687 billion) at current prices. Source: Geostat...

15/11/2024

🔴 The Strong Georgia Coalition, another opposition political force that successfully passed the five percent threshold in the parliamentary elections, is renouncing its MP mandates, Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the coalition’s leaders, said on November 14.

The Strong Georgia Coalition, another opposition political force that successfully passed the five percent threshold in the parliamentary elections, is renouncing its MP mandates, Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the coalition's leaders, said on November 14. Earlier, two other opposition forces, Coalition....

15/11/2024

🔴 Alleged Russian interference in Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections have been revealed, according to an article published by Myth Detector, a fact-checking platform in Georgia, which analyzed an audio recording released on October 29 on the Russian Telegram channel Georgian Passerby (Грузинский прохожий). In the recording a person identifying himself as Giorgi Taktakishvili, leader of ‘Vote for Europe,’ is heard speaking to OSCE/ODIHR spokesperson Katya Andrusz, saying that she shouldn’t take bribes from the corrupt Ivanishvili regime and threatening that if she does, citizens “won’t allow her to leave the country”.

Alleged Russian interference in Georgia's 2024 parliamentary elections have been revealed, according to an article published by Myth Detector, a fact-checking platform in Georgia, which analyzed an audio recording released on October 29 on the Russian Telegram channel Georgian Passerby (Грузи...

15/11/2024

🔴 Coalition also brought hundreds of filed complaints describing the violations, which were displayed at the venue.

On November 14 the opposition Coalition for Change, made up of the Ahali, Girchi-More Freedom and Droa parties, which garnered the most votes among other opposition coalitions, presented a document detailing evidence of electoral fraud. The Coalition also brought hundreds of filed complaints describ...

13/11/2024

🔴 The Constitutional Court of Georgia has accepted for a consideration a lawsuit filed by the Public Defender concerning the legal restrictions on the right to abortion for women victims of violence. The subject of the lawsuit is the provision according to which the mandatory basis for the termination of pregnancy between 12-22 weeks resulting from r**e is a court conviction confirming that the woman is a victim of r**e.

The Constitutional Court of Georgia has accepted for a consideration a lawsuit filed by the Public Defender concerning the legal restrictions on the right to abortion for women victims of violence. The subject of the lawsuit is the provision according to which the mandatory basis for the termination...

13/11/2024

🔴 The Social Justice Center (SJC), a local human rights watchdog, addresses the ongoing tensions in the occupied Abkhazia, saying that the Georgian Dream government’s position on the issue is “yet another indicator that the government has no real peace policy toward the conflict regions.” “Moreover, its policy of silence and inaction is effectively tolerating Russian annexation in the region, ultimately leading to the loss of an important historic opportunity to restore trust and transform the conflict,” the SJC warns.

The Social Justice Center (SJC), a local human rights watchdog, addresses the ongoing tensions in the occupied Abkhazia, saying that the Georgian Dream government's position on the issue is "yet another indicator that the government has no real peace policy toward the conflict regions." "Moreover, i...

13/11/2024

🔴 On November 11, the National Statistics Service of Georgia (Geostat) published express data indicating that the external merchandise trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia increased by 5.5% in January-October 2024 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, amounting USD 19,022.4 million.

On November 11, the National Statistics Service of Georgia (Geostat) published express data indicating that the external merchandise trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia increased by 5.5% in January-October 2024 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, amounting USD 19...

13/11/2024

🔴 According to Georgian Court Watch, a non-governmental organization, on November 11 the High Council of Justice of Georgia (HCOJ) adopted a decision on the supplements for judges of the first and second instance for the month of November, which is worth more than half a million GEL.

According to Georgian Court Watch, a non-governmental organization, on November 11 the High Council of Justice of Georgia (HCOJ) adopted a decision on the supplements for judges of the first and second instance for the month of November, which is worth more than half a million GEL. “Judges will re...

13/11/2024

👇 PM Irakli Kobakhidze announced a possible date for the election of a new president.

Georgia's sixth president will be elected by a 300-member electoral college composed of representatives of the Georgian Parliament, the autonomous republics of Abkhazia and Adjara, and local authorities.

11/11/2024

👇 Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze warns that if the opposition continues to "go against the constitutional order," the GD may file a lawsuit to outlaw it, noting that the small proportion of GD MPs is enough to file such a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court.

11/11/2024

👇 GD General Secretary and Tbilisi Mayor Kaladze slams members of the delegation of senior MPs from 8 EU countries visiting Georgia today.

11/11/2024

🔴 On November 11, former high-ranking Georgian state and political officials (including two speakers of parliament and a prime minister), cabinet ministers, ambassadors, and former members of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, civil society movements, scientific and artistic circles, professional associations, think-tanks and their representatives issued a joint statement to the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom and EU member states.

On November 11, former high-ranking Georgian state and political officials (including two speakers of parliament and a prime minister), cabinet ministers, ambassadors, and former members of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, civil society movements, scientific and artistic circles, professional....

11/11/2024

🔴 Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili reacted to the visit by the EU countries’ key parliamentarians by denouncing the visit, saying he refused to meet with them and lashing out at “some members of the delegation” for what he called “publicly campaigning against Georgia’s ruling party and in support of the opposition”. A delegation of senior lawmakers from EU member countries arrived in Tbilisi on November 11, following the October 26 controversial Parliamentary elections, which many local observers said were marred by numerous systemic violations and irregularities.

Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili reacted to the visit by the EU countries' key parliamentarians by denouncing the visit, saying he refused to meet with them and lashing out at "some members of the delegation" for what he called "publicly campaigning against Georgia's ruling party and in supp...

11/11/2024

🔴 On November 11, the senior lawmakers of eight European Union countries (Germany, France, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland) paid an official visit to Georgia.

On November 11, the senior lawmakers of eight European Union countries (Germany, France, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland) paid an official visit to Georgia. During the visit, they first met with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. The meeting was followed by a joint press con...

09/11/2024

GD MP Nino Tsilosani responded to a post by the German Embassy marking the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which highlighted that a "peaceful revolution is possible," citing the historic event as an example. Tsilosani added, "Even during the Second World War, Georgia stood on the right side of history."