Nargiz Davitadze: Zviad Tsetskhladze is Kobakhidze’s personal prisoner - the release of detainees depends directly on Kobakhidze - it does not matter what Jagmaidze says
Tina Bokuchava: The country has a pseudo-government that cannot protect the values for which people sacrificed their lives on April 9 - Today, people who stand on Rustaveli are also fighting for these values
Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze on the release of prisoners: We do not rule out that we may have further discussions on this issue in the future
Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze: There will be an Easter Epistle, and it will most likely be written by the Locum Tenens
Nika Gvaramia: Salome Zurabishvili is a politician and has the right to want the renewal of the political field - I wish her success in this if she considers it necessary and if she has the capabilities to do so
Mamuka Khazaradze: 37 years ago, 21 heroes sacrificed themselves for the idea of a free, dignified and independent Georgia - It was an act of self-sacrifice that can never be rewritten - Today, it is our duty to ensure that this sacrifice does not remain only a memory - it must become action
Metropolitan Shio: Our brothers and sisters who died on April 9 made the greatest contribution to Georgia’s acquisition of independence, but independence requires preservation and development
Vano Tserteli: Provocateurs were sent to the April 9 Memorial who started a fight, and then the police followed them and formed a circle “to establish peace” - This shows that the government is illegitimate and cannot move anywhere without the help of the army and criminal police
Metropolitan Shio visited the April 9 Memorial
Polish Embassy: Poland and Georgia fought together against Soviet tyranny - We are now joining the Georgian society that strives for a free, democratic and European future
Beka Davituliani physically confronted activist Mariam Mekantsishvili after she called him a “seller of the country” and “Russian slave”
Latvian Foreign Ministry: April 9 is Georgia’s Day of National Unity, a day when Georgia honors its heroes - Eternal memory to all those who fought for freedom and independence
According to an activist, a man was detained near the Parliament for attempting to remove flowers brought by government representatives from the memorial
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: Today, together with the Georgian people, we remember the tragic events of 1989 and mark the restoration of independence on April 9, 1991
Badri Japaridze: April 9 is not only a day of sorrow, it is a day of national unity, steadfastness, perseverance, and victory – We are obliged to protect and strengthen the independence we gained at the cost of great sacrifice
Peter Fischer paid tribute to the victims of April 9 at the memorial
Two earthquakes occurred in Georgia today
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, and Mikheil Kavelashvili visited the April 9 Memorial - Their appearance was met with shouts from protest participants
Salome Zourabishvili at the April 9 Memorial: People gave their lives for independence and we will continue this path - “Georgian Dream” is the one selling Georgia and they should not come to this memorial
Pawel Herczynski paid tribute to those killed on April 9 - protesters thanked the ambassador
Clash near Parliament: police reportedly detained one person
Nordic and Baltic ambassadors paid tribute to those killed on April 9
Acting U.S. Ambassador Alan Purcell paid tribute to those killed on April 9
Irakli Kupradze: I consider April 9 a day marked by sadness, yet still a celebratory one - it is a day that reminds us of the price of freedom and that preserving it requires not only remembering the past, but also daily action and responsibility
Some citizens spent the night at the April 9 memorial
Giorgi Vashadze - Do you really believe that they will build the Anaklia port? - I know the DNA of the Georgian Dream, they are liars - they will not reset anything with anyone, neither with people, nor with America, nor with Europe
On April 21, EU foreign ministers will discuss, among other issues, situation in Georgia
According to Marika Arevadze, the man detained near the April 9 Memorial yesterday has been sent to 10 days of administrative detention
Supreme Court of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic sentences Koba Khabazi to 13 years in prison in absentia
Polish media – A mother, who is a Georgian citizen, has been arrested in Poland over death of 5-month-old baby - child's father, who is also a Georgian citizen, is being sought
Human Rights Watch – Sadigov’s deportation raises concerns that Georgian authorities may have acted in bad faith and colluded with Azerbaijani officials – Council of Europe member states should investigate Georgia’s actions
According to ADB report, Georgian economy is expected to moderate in 2026
Today is Good Friday
“Opposition Alliance”: Georgia’s independence is under threat, as it cannot survive under Ivanishvili’s Russian dictatorship - the peaceful dismantling of the regime is vital to defend freedom and peace
Iranian Ambassador: In the report I will present to Tehran today, I will propose ways of cooperation and relations with Georgia for the next 100-day period
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched an investigation under the article on violence regarding the physical confrontation that occurred today at the April 9 Memorial
“On Ambassadori Island, Georgian Companies Are Currently Spearheading Investment Projects Exceeding $600 Million” — Gocha Kamkia
The South Caucasus: Strategic Autonomy Needed
Estonian Ambassador: I will be leaving Tbilisi later this week - Does my departure reflect the current state of relations between Georgia and Estonia? Of course it does - I cannot hide that
UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy - “We will leave no stone unturned to make sure that we do defend ourselves”