British Ambassador Gareth Ward was summoned to Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on February 26 over the United Kingdom’s decision to sanction two pro-government television channels, Imedi TV and POSTV. “We have had communication with the British side,” Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili told the pro-government broadcaster Rustavi 2 on February 25. “Tomorrow I expect that…

Imedi TV said it will launch its own “Imedi Bank” within “a few months,” with financial backing from the broadcaster’s “loyal friends and sponsors,” days after being sanctioned by the UK for spreading “Russian disinformation.” Sanctioned on February 24 along with POSTV, another major pro-government channel, Imedi said on February 27 that it will have…

Three persons have been charged with violating the rules for handling environmentally hazardous substances, the prosecutor’s office announced on February 26, shortly after media reported about locals in Melauri village of Samtredia municipality, Western Georgia, discovering a “surgical waste” dump allegedly containing amputated human body parts. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation found that…

The ruling Georgian Dream party decried the UK’s sanctioning of two pro-government channels and again appealed to the U.S. to change its attitude towards Tbilisi in a conspiracy-filled statement made after the February 27 political council meeting attended by the party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili. The statement, read out by GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, comes…

Four out of five members of the supervisory board of pro-government Imedi TV, including former owner Irakli Rukhadze, left their positions a day after the UK announced sanctioning the channel over “Russian disinformation.” Rukhadze, as well as Giorgi Bakhtadze, Giorgi Kalandarishvili, and Davit Shonia, requested expedited approval of their resignations on February 25, citing an…

A new bill “To require a report on Russian and Chinese intelligence assets in Georgia, and for other purposes” has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 24, sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson and co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. No further…

British Ambassador Gareth Ward was summoned to Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on February 26 over the United Kingdom’s decision to sanction two pro-government television channels, Imedi TV and POSTV. “We have had communication with the British side,” Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili told the pro-government broadcaster Rustavi 2 on February 25. “Tomorrow I expect that…

Imedi TV said it will launch its own “Imedi Bank” within “a few months,” with financial backing from the broadcaster’s “loyal friends and sponsors,” days after being sanctioned by the UK for spreading “Russian disinformation.” Sanctioned on February 24 along with POSTV, another major pro-government channel, Imedi said on February 27 that it will have…

Three persons have been charged with violating the rules for handling environmentally hazardous substances, the prosecutor’s office announced on February 26, shortly after media reported about locals in Melauri village of Samtredia municipality, Western Georgia, discovering a “surgical waste” dump allegedly containing amputated human body parts. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation found that…

Georgian Dream leaders, including Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, have expressed support for Imedi TV and POSTV, the two major pro-government channels sanctioned by the United Kingdom on February 24 over “Russian disinformation,” as uncertainty persists over what specific effects the sanctions may have on the broadcasters. Calling the UK’s decision to sanction the two channels…

Four out of five members of the supervisory board of pro-government Imedi TV, including former owner Irakli Rukhadze, left their positions a day after the UK announced sanctioning the channel over “Russian disinformation.” Rukhadze, as well as Giorgi Bakhtadze, Giorgi Kalandarishvili, and Davit Shonia, requested expedited approval of their resignations on February 25, citing an…

A new bill “To require a report on Russian and Chinese intelligence assets in Georgia, and for other purposes” has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 24, sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson and co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. No further…

British Ambassador Gareth Ward was summoned to Georgia’s Foreign Ministry on February 26 over the United Kingdom’s decision to sanction two pro-government television channels, Imedi TV and POSTV. “We have had communication with the British side,” Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili told the pro-government broadcaster Rustavi 2 on February 25. “Tomorrow I expect that…

Imedi TV said it will launch its own “Imedi Bank” within “a few months,” with financial backing from the broadcaster’s “loyal friends and sponsors,” days after being sanctioned by the UK for spreading “Russian disinformation.” Sanctioned on February 24 along with POSTV, another major pro-government channel, Imedi said on February 27 that it will have…