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Jailed opposition politician Nika Melia received another conviction on August 6, as Tbilisi City Court Judge Nino Elieshvili found him guilty of “contempt of court,” involving the alleged “verbal…
A Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Kakha Kotorashvili, a 49-year-old currency exchange office owner, to 11 years in prison for his involvement in laundering nearly $700 million between 2022 and 2024.
Businessmen brothers Davit and Giorgi Mikadze, along with their associate Giorgi Jokhadze, were sentenced to life in prison after the Tbilisi City Court found them guilty of organizing the contract killing of businessman Levan Jangveladze for mercenary purposes.
Protesters Tornike Toshkhua and Mindia Shervashidze have been sentenced to one year in prison by the Tbilisi City Court after being found guilty of group violence.
Niko Khurtsilava, accused of assaulting stand-up comedian and anti-government protester Onise Okriashvili, has been released on GEL 5,000 bail by the Tbilisi City Court.
Another 14 defendants charged in connection with the October 4, 2025, tensions were released after the Tbilisi City Court approved their plea agreements with prosecutors.
The Tbilisi City Court has terminated journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli’s defamation lawsuit against Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, which stemmed from televised comments made by the Prime Minister.
Tbilisi City Court set bail at GEL 30,000 (about USD 11,000) for Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Ahali party, in a criminal case in which he, along with several other major opposition leaders, faces years in prison on “sabotage” charges. The bail came almost two weeks after his release from prison, where he served …
Seven individuals, including 72-year-old doctor Giorgi Chakhunashvili, have been sentenced to three to five years in prison for their involvement in the October 4, 2025, election-day unrest in Tbilisi. The sentences were handed down by Tbilisi City Court Judge Giorgi Gelashvili on June 19.
Eight defendants charged in connection with the October 4, 2025, local election day unrest reached plea agreements, with seven of them walking free from Tbilisi City Court, which approved the deals,…
A Tbilisi City Court approved the deportation of journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan following his late-night arrest over alleged social media insults.