საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

Freedom is impossible without our faith, our land, our homeland, our language, our identity, and our culture. No form of freedom has any value if these treasures do not always accompany it.

Tornike Rizhvadze does not have a phone, but we are constantly inquiring about his health, and we are pleased that everything is moving in a positive direction.

I have great hope that European bureaucracy will change its colors and act differently in the future. By 2030, we will be fully prepared for EU membership. The key is that processes in the EU should take a different direction.

Representatives of the Russian occupation forces illegally detained one Georgian citizen near the village of Kveshi in the Gori municipality, according to a statement released by the State Security Service of Georgia.

If the Russians threaten us with territory, and foreign countries or the EU say, "We’ll take away your visas and make it harder for you to come," you blessed ones, don’t you know who we Georgians are? We are not afraid of the Russians, we are not afraid of you, and we are not afraid of anyone!

Georgia’s path toward EU membership is a path leading to a safer and more secure future, which means becoming part of this historic peace project, – the EU Delegation to Georgia wrote on social media.

According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, in the second quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate in Georgia increased by 0.6 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 14%.

According to the National Statistics Service of Georgia, in the second quarter of 2025, Georgia’s airports served 2.1 million passengers, a 17.7% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.

When you go against the will of your own and opposition-minded voters, it doesn’t matter who the main actor is or who takes on the role that Irakli Kupradze has assumed for himself—I believe he has made a catastrophic mistake.

On August 18, the UN Security Council, during a closed session marking the 17th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, discussed the situation in the Georgian territories occupied by Russia and the Russia-Georgia conflict. This information was released by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to a statement from the Netherlands Embassy in Georgia, due to the deteriorating situation in the country, "caused by actions taken by the Georgian authorities," the MATRA program is being temporarily suspended.

At the presentation of candidates for the local self-government elections by “Lelo – Strong Georgia” and “Gakharia For Georgia,” Tbilisi mayoral candidate Irakli Kupradze nominated Giorgi Sharashidze, a member of “Gakharia For Georgia,” as the candidate for chairperson of the City Council, Aleko Elisashvili, a member of “Lelo – Strong Georgia,” and Tata Khvedeliani, a member of “For Georgia,” as candidates for deputy mayors of Tbilisi.

“Lelo – Strong Georgia” and the party “Gakharia for Georgia” have named Irakli Kupradze, the Secretary General of “Strong Georgia,” as their joint candidate for Tbilisi mayor in the October 4 local self-government elections.

The Tbilisi City Court imposed detention as a preventive measure for Tornike Toshkhua and Mindia Shervashidze, who were detained in connection with group violence on Rustaveli Avenue.

"The prosecution stated that Nikoloz Javakhishvili was firing pyrotechnics, which we do not deny, and it is visible in the video, but firing pyrotechnics into the air is not a crime," said Guja Avsajanishvili, the lawyer for Nikoloz Javakhishvili and Insaf Aliev, who were detained during the protests, after the court hearing concluded.

"The evidence presented and cited by the prosecution does not confirm the alleged offense. The court has only one option—to declare Zviad Tsetskhladze not guilty," said Davit Chikadze, the lawyer of Zviad Tsetskhladze, who is accused of organizing and leading group violence.