Georgia

October 29, 2026 10:56

• Elene Khoshtaria was transferred from prison to a Tbilisi clinic.

  The leader of the opposition Georgian party, convicted for damaging the mayor of Tbilisi's election poster, was transferred from the Rustavi prison to a capital clinic for examination.

October 29, 2026 07:53

• The co-founder of the Russian company "Luding" was released after being taken to the police in Armenia.

  Arthur Varzhapetyan, co-founder of one of the largest Russian companies in the alcohol import sector, was taken to a police station in Yerevan but was later released. This occurred against the backdrop of criticism directed at the company "Luding," voiced at a press conference by Nikol Pashinyan.

October 29, 2026 07:53

• The suspended sentence for 88-year-old Ramiz Mehdiyev has drawn criticism in Azerbaijan.

  Representatives of civil society in Azerbaijan criticized the court's decision to impose a suspended sentence on former presidential administration head Ramiz Mehdiyev for treason. They pointed to the lack of transparency in the judicial process and the disproportionate nature of the punishment relative to the severity of the charges.

October 29, 2026 05:54

• The TRIPP agreement has been ratified by the Armenian Parliament.

  The Armenian Parliament ratified the framework agreement on strategic cooperation between Armenia and the USA regarding the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" at its meeting on October 28.

October 28, 2026 23:10

• A resident of Armenia faced a refusal in Moscow to initiate a case regarding the illegal abduction of children.

  The law enforcement agencies denied Armenian citizen Angelika Tsivinskaya the initiation of a case regarding the illegal abduction of children by their father; the decision will be appealed.

October 28, 2026 22:45

• Protesters in Tbilisi marked the 700th day of continuous actions

  Protesters gathered in the center of Tbilisi marked the 700th day of continuous actions with a musical performance, striking drums 700 times. The European Court of Human Rights has begun reviewing the case regarding the pre-trial detention and forced psychiatric examination of activist Nino Datashvili.

October 28, 2026 21:46

• The transportation of baobabs to Georgia has been blocked by South African authorities amid a criminal case.

  South African authorities seized five baobabs from a shipping company intended for shipment to Georgia; a criminal case is being investigated. Several years earlier, eight trees imported from Kenya to Georgia died. The administration of the dendrological park created by Bidzina Ivanishvili accused the opposition of creating delays that led to the death of the baobabs.

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