Civil Georgia – News from Tbilisi, Georgia
WEBIn October 2023, Poland’s opposition parties unseated an entrenched government against steep odds. Their strategy was built on cooperation, message discipline, and broad voter mobilization. These insights from Poland, recently presented to audiences in Tbilisi, can offer inspiration as opposition parties and civil society activists….
GD Chair Kobakhidze Talks “Second Front ... - Civil Georgia
WEBCivil.ge 19/01/2023 - 14:01. 3 minutes read. On January 18, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Dream party chairperson, spoke about the difficulties Georgia is currently facing; attempts of establishing a “second front;” “radical opposition;” Georgia’s EU candidacy bid; and the imprisoned third president Mikheil Saakashvili with Imedi Live.
Georgian Govt Receives 7.73% of Borjomi Shares – Civil Georgia
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Georgian Government — 7.73%, Minority Shareholders — 3.79%, owned by a former Borjomi employee and various shareholders. Georgia-based IDS Borjomi Georgia company is owned by IDS Borjomi International, registered in Curaçao, an offshore tax haven. For years, since 2013, 60% stake in the parent company belonged to …
President Zurabishvili Pardons Gigi Ugulava, Irakli Okruashvili
WEBOn May 15, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili announced that she has pardoned two inmates - former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava and former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili. In a televised address to the nation, the President sought to explain the rationale behind pardoning, suggesting that her decision may be “hard to comprehend” and “perhaps unforgivable” for many. …
Leaked Justice Ministry Report Critical of Namakhvani HPP Accord
WEBMay 25, 2021 · Georgian online media outlet Mtis Ambebi said today it has obtained a “classified” letter composed by the Justice Ministry, containing critical remarks on the Georgian Government's agreement with the controversial Namakhvani Hydropower Plant project investor. Protesters against the powerplant have been for months calling for the annulment of the "anti-state" deal.
PM Appoints New Head of Administration – Civil Georgia
WEBCivil.ge 10/05/2022 - 20:06. Less than a minute. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili today appointed Revaz Javelidze, 46, as the new Head of Government Administration. Javelidze replaced Ilia Darchiashvili, who moved to the post of Foreign Minister on April 4. Prior to the appointment, Javelidze served as the Deputy Head of the ...
Nominating Gakharia, Ivanishvili Inaugurates his War Cabinet
WEBSep 3, 2019 · Bidzina Ivanishvili, force and purse behind Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party had an emotionally charged summer. In June, he got an unexpected scare, as thousands have hit the streets, triggered by the Russian MP taking the Georgian Parliament Speaker’s chair.Caught off balance, the executive ordered a disproportional police crackdown, while the prosecution hastily concocted a story of ...
Tbilisi Sakrebulo Majoritarian Candidates – Civil Georgia
WEBCivil.ge 30/09/2021 - 19:37. 5 minutes read. 138 candidates, among them 104 men and 34 women, will contest in ten majoritarian constituencies of the capital city in the race for Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo) in October 2 local elections. Recent changes to the electoral code, amended as per EU-mediated April 19 agreement between the Georgian ...
Protest Against Namakhvani HPP Set for May 23 in Tbilisi
WEBApr 24, 2021 · 1 minute read. The Georgian Government’s dialogue efforts with the protesters against the construction of the Namakhvani Hydropower Plant proved unsuccessful as protest leaders unveiled plans today to launch on May 23 a series of large-scale rallies in Tbilisi, moving the protest epicenter from western Georgia’s Rioni Valley to …
Alleged Security Files: Russian Ties of Georgian Clergy, Patriarchate
WEBSep 21, 2021 · The alleged SSG briefs reportedly include details on Shorena Tetruashvili as well, assistant of the Georgian Patriarch. Supposedly, she was to be dismissed in 1990s but retained the position as per a request from the Russian Orthodox Church. Another Formula TV report said that Tetruashvili allegedly controls “every ongoing process” at the ...