Georgia

February 22, 2026 09:46

• Three Tbilisi theater actors supported their colleagues' protest.

  Manu Tavadze, Dato Beshitaishvili, and Luka Japaridze left the Tbilisi New Theatre troupe in protest against the removal of a banner bearing the portrait of their convicted colleague, Andro Chichinadze. The number of actors who have resigned from the theatre has reached eight.

February 22, 2026 08:47

• A trade union activist faces a ban on leaving Azerbaijan.

  Baku police detained trade union activist Sara Rahimova and issued her a travel ban, citing her status as a suspect in a criminal case. After her release, Rahimova linked the criminal prosecution to her civic activism.

February 22, 2026 04:47

• 70 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

  The first group of displaced persons who left during the Karabakh conflict returned to the city of Khojavend and the village of the same name; 70 families received keys to their homes.

February 22, 2026 02:49

• An Italian skier died in the Georgian mountains.

  Italian skier Pietro Ballarini, the son of renowned urbanist Luca Ballarini, died during a freeride skiing accident in the mountains near Kutaisi.

February 22, 2026 00:51

• Tamar Bachaliashvili's parents have demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened.

  After a network of fraudulent call centers was uncovered in Georgia, including former State Security Service head Grigol Liluashvili, among its patrons, the parents of programmer Tamar Bachaliashvili, whose body was found in her car in 2020, demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened.

February 21, 2026 22:55

• Protests in defense of education and democracy took place in Tbilisi.

  Marches in defense of education and demanding the release of political prisoners took place in Tbilisi on the 451st day of protests.

February 21, 2026 20:55

• On the anniversary of the liberation movement, Karabakh Armenians emphasized the importance of the struggle for return

  The Nagorno-Karabakh parliament declared its intention to continue the struggle for the Karabakh people's right to return and self-determination. Karabakh movement activists believe that return may be possible after Armenia strengthens.

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