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News from Tbilisi, Georgia
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Person Charged With Child Sexual Abuse in Georgia More Than 25 Years After Alleged Crime
https://civil.ge/archives/759744
Published: November 10, 2026 14:12
A person has been charged with child sexual abuse allegedly committed in 2000–2001, when the accused worked as a sports teacher at a school in Tbilisi. Tbilisi City Court sent him to pre-trial detention on November 10, in what the women’s rights group…
Public Defender Examines Garibashvili’s Claims After Jailed Ex-PM Alleges Pressure, ‘Shadow Justice’
https://civil.ge/archives/759434
Published: November 10, 2026 09:53
Georgia’s Public Defender has begun examining the allegations of pressure, blackmail and coercion raised in the latest public statement by jailed former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who is serving a five-year prison term in a money laundering case…
‘Donetsk Court’ Sentences Georgian Guram Chichinadze to 12.5 Years for Fighting on Ukraine’s Side
https://civil.ge/archives/759399
Published: November 10, 2026 08:25
The de facto supreme court of the Russia-occupied Donetsk region sentenced Georgian national Guram Chichinadze to twelve and a half years in a “maximum-security penal colony” for fighting on Ukraine’s side “as a mercenary,” the Russian Prosecutor General’s…
Papuashvili Visits Czech Republic
https://civil.ge/archives/759283
Published: November 9, 2026 14:42
Disputed Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili arrived in the Czech Republic for an official visit, accompanied by a parliamentary delegation, during which he is scheduled to hold meetings with representatives of the Czech legislative and executive…
Shoigu Says GD Government Averted ‘Coup’ in 2024, Calls for Resumption of 3+3 Platform
https://civil.ge/archives/759266
Published: November 9, 2026 13:41
Russian Security Council Secretary and Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu praised the Georgian Dream government for preventing “a coup d’état initiated by the pro-Western Georgian opposition” and called for the resumption of the 3+3 regional cooperation…
Sokhumi, Tskhinvali, Moscow Digest – November 1-8, 2026
https://civil.ge/archives/759265
Published: November 9, 2026 13:27
Partskhaladze Backs Closer Ties With Moscow in Interview – Drobyshevsky’s Tbilisi Lecture Cancelled Over ‘Disrespectful’ Georgia Remarks – Georgian Book Sparks Controversy in Abkhazia – New Tskhinvali Appointments Below is the weekly digest of key…
Migration in Georgia: What Official Numbers (Don’t) Show
https://civil.ge/archives/755305
Published: November 9, 2026 12:22
Official statistics show that 114,374 people emigrated from Georgia in 2025, while 131,501 immigrated. The country thus recorded positive net migration. The number of people leaving the country declined compared to both 2024 and 2023, with a similar trend…
Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor Delegation Concludes Inspection Visit to Georgia
https://civil.ge/archives/758972
Published: November 9, 2026 09:51
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) said that its delegation had visited Georgia on November 2-6 “at the invitation” of the country’s National Food Agency to inspect laboratories and review the…
China’s Vice President Visits Georgia
https://civil.ge/archives/757368
Published: November 6, 2026 13:21
Han Zheng, Vice President of China, arrived in Georgia on November 6 for an official visit, planning to meet with Georgian leaders before heading to Turkey for a UN climate summit. The visit comes amid efforts by Tbilisi and Beijing to strengthen bilateral…
Ivanishvili Meets Israeli Ambassador at Georgian Dream Office
https://civil.ge/archives/757531
Published: November 6, 2026 09:22
Ruling Georgian Dream party founder and honorary chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili met Israel’s Ambassador to Georgia, Walid Abu Haya, at the party’s central office, discussing “special friendship” between the two nations and “the importance of diplomacy in…
Proposed Election Changes to Limit Vote Appeal Chances, Georgian Watchdogs Warn
https://civil.ge/archives/756748
Published: November 5, 2026 15:58
Three Georgian election watchdog organizations have criticized proposed changes to the country’s election laws, warning that they would limit vote appeal possibilities, make election results harder to verify, restrict judicial oversight, and further…
Russia Designates Elene Khoshtaria’s Droa Party ‘Undesirable’
https://civil.ge/archives/756786
Published: November 5, 2026 12:03
Russia has designated Georgian opposition Droa party, led by jailed politician Elene Khoshtaria, as an “undesirable” organization on its territory, accusing it of holding “strongly Russophobic views” and seeking to “discredit Russia’s actions” regarding…
Foreign Ministry Slams EU Enlargement Report as Reinforcing ‘Anti-Georgian Narratives’
https://civil.ge/archives/756741
Published: November 5, 2026 09:00
The Georgian Foreign Ministry said the European Commission’s November 4 annual enlargement report contains “factual inaccuracies” and “mistaken assessments” that, it argued, reinforce “anti-Georgian narratives,” noting that the absence of relevant meetings…
EU Warns Georgia Misses Out on Benefits as 2026 Enlargement Report Notes ‘Continued Backsliding’
https://civil.ge/archives/756685
Published: November 4, 2026 15:22
The European Commission has warned Georgia continues to miss out on EU accession benefits while the accession remains “de facto halted,” as it published the annual enlargement report noting the country’s “continued backsliding” and democratic…
Formula TV Goes Off Air Amid Fire in Building
https://civil.ge/archives/756679
Published: November 4, 2026 12:27
A fire broke out at a business center on Vazha-Pshavela Avenue in Tbilisi, where the opposition-leaning Formula TV channel is based, prompting the television channel to temporarily suspend broadcasting. Firefighting and rescue units have been dispatched to…
Kobakhidze on Defensive During Euronews Enlargement Summit Interview in Brussels
https://civil.ge/archives/756597
Published: November 3, 2026 19:56
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze dismissed European criticism of Georgia’s democratic record, invited EU Commission representatives to a “debate,” and claimed Georgia was still committed to the EU accession as he was repeatedly pressed by a…
Criminal Case Against Akhmeta Neurologist Ends in Plea Deal, GEL 50,000 Fine
https://civil.ge/archives/756569
Published: November 3, 2026 13:23
Maia Kokhtashvili, a neurologist from the Akhmeta municipality of Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region who was detained and charged over issuing a forged drug prescription in September, will be spared prison and allowed to continue her professional activities…
Ivanishvili’s Son Sues TV Pirveli, Formula Channels Over Alleged ‘Defamatory’ Reports
https://civil.ge/archives/756544
Published: November 3, 2026 12:53
Bera Ivanishvili, the son of Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, has filed a lawsuit against opposition-leaning television channels TV Pirveli and Formula over alleged “defamatory” reports, demanding that the channels retract the information…
Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 5.9% in October 2026
https://civil.ge/archives/756539
Published: November 3, 2026 10:59
Georgia’s annual inflation rate reached 5.9% in October, while consumer prices increased by 0.9% month-on-month, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (Geostat) on November 3. The annual inflation rate was driven primarily by higher…
GD Calls RSF ‘Global War Party’ Instrument Over Ivanishvili’s ‘Predator’ Designation
https://civil.ge/archives/756504
Published: November 3, 2026 10:27
Georgian Dream parliamentary majority leader Irakli Kirtskhalia held a briefing to accuse Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of operating under the influence of the “Deep State” and “Global War Party” after the Paris-based media watchdog included party…
UNM Confirms Quitting Opposition Alliance After Months of Infighting
https://civil.ge/archives/756503
Published: November 3, 2026 09:40
United National Movement (UNM) party has left the Opposition Alliance, a group of nine Georgian opposition forces formed in March, the party’s press service confirmed to Civil.ge on November 3, following months of disagreements between the UNM and other…
October 4 Convict Nana Sander to Leave Prison Early After Reaching Plea Agreement
https://civil.ge/archives/756377
Published: November 2, 2026 16:03
Nana Sander is another person convicted in connection with the October 4, 2025 Tbilisi unrest to leave prison early after the Court of Appeals approved her plea agreement with prosecutors. She is set to be released on November 6. Judge Paata Silagadze…
Geladze Leaves Deputy Interior Minister Post, Joins Oil And Gas Cooperation Board
https://civil.ge/archives/756397
Published: November 2, 2026 15:19
Former Interior Minister and State Security Service Chief Geka Geladze has left his latest position as Deputy Interior Minister and reportedly joined the three-member supervisory board of the Georgian Oil and Gas Cooperation (GOGC), a state-run company…