Georgian poet Zviad Ratiani sentenced to two years for ‘slapping a police officer’
Like journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, the court downgraded Ratiani’s charges in a last minute decision ahead of sentencing.| OC Media
Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the highest honour of the Russian Association of Peasant (Farming) Enterprises.| OC Media
The toxic fire coincided with the celebrations of Yerevan’s 2,807th anniversary.| OC Media
A linguistic examination found elements of incitement to ethnic hatred in Balkar activist Khadis Tetuev’s work.| OC Media
Daron Acemoglu will join jailed mogul Samvel Karapetyan’s political movement as an economic advisor.| OC Media
Chechen authorities, led by Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, accused the Central Bank of supporting nationalists.| OC Media
The arrest came just a day after another former official implicated in the investigation was found dead in a purported suicide.| OC Media
Aslanbek Akhmetkhanov instead called for ‘specialists and true warriors’ to be sent to the frontlines.| OC Media
Former human rights defender Arman Tatoyan is intending to run against Pashinyan with his new political movement Wings of Unity.| OC Media
The rehabilitation of Tbilisi’s central avenue has been postponed several times.| OC Media
It is the first time a public warning has been issued to Georgian media related to foreign funding.| OC Media
The total number of detainees following 4 October has now exceeded 40.| OC Media
According to investigators, Ramazan Padiev and Batukhan Tochiev rented a flat for the direct perpetrator of the killing.| OC Media
Like journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, the court downgraded Ratiani’s charges in a last minute decision ahead of sentencing.| OC Media
The total number of detainees following Saturday’s events has reached 36.| OC Media
Armenia views the term as containing territorial claims against it.| OC Media
A brief attempt to storm the presidential palace pushed back by police.| OC Media
Besarion Alavidze’s 2.5-hour interview was published on Thursday.| OC Media
OC Media has learned that at least five media outlets have been affected by the inquiries.| OC Media
Separately, a journalist from Germany was forced to pay a hefty fine for ‘blocking a road’ during a protest before being let into Georgia.| OC Media
The preliminary statistics found that foreigners made up 6.6% of Georgia’s population in 2024, up from 0.6% in the 2014 census.| OC Media
Six other organisations received letters from the Anti-Corruption Bureau last week.| OC Media
Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that the Tbilisi City Hall will launch a tender for the construction of a tram line.| OC Media
In the Ingush language, Erzi, the name of the new battalion, means ‘eagle’.| OC Media
Mzia Amaghlobeli was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping Batumi’s police chief.| OC Media
