All news on the topic: Tbilisi

Following a secretive trial, Andria Liluashvili was sentenced to 12 years in prison and stripped of $13 million in luxury assets for funneling monthly kickbacks from fraudulent call centers to his relative, the former head of Georgia’s State Security Service.

Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this repository of a precious wine collection, once owned by Georgia’s most infamous son, Josef Stalin.

A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records.

Georgian authorities have arrested a German national connected to a Tbilisi-based scam call centre that defrauded thousands of individuals worldwide.

Georgia’s internal security service said on Saturday that it had arrested three Chinese citizens in the capital Tbilisi for attempting to illegally purchase two kilograms of "nuclear material" uranium, Georgia’s Interpress news agency reported.

Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the presidential palace of aiming to topple his government and blaming the European Union for interference in his country.

Georgia’s former Defence Minister, Juansher Burchuladze, has been arrested on charges of money laundering and abuse of power following an investigation linking him to a criminal case involving his former deputy, brother-in-law, and another high-ranking state official, the country’s State Security Service announced Thursday.

Violence outside a Tbilisi mayoral campaign office left journalists beaten and protesters injured, as reporters said police stood by while ruling party supporters attacked.

Pregnant drugs mule suspect Bella Culley’s distraught mother was seen visiting her daughter in Georgian prison today as lawyers say she may have to find £100,000 to free her.

Tbilisi court orders detention of Georgia’s former deputy economy minister, who stands accused of abusing his power to secure illicit wealth—including property in Spain uncovered by OCCRP’s Georgian member center.

Georgians were shocked and outraged after investigative reports exposed a Tbilisi-based call center, where young scammers ruthlessly stole millions from foreign victims while mocking them.

Georgian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a Tbilisi-based scam call center that defrauded thousands worldwide, following its exposure by journalists.

The Mayor of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, Kakha Kaladze, is at the center of a scandal involving his personal life.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions over the controversial legislation, while Brussels warns it will sink the country’s efforts to join the EU.