The Messenger - Georgia's English Language Daily

Founder of Georgia’s Ruling Party, Tycoon Ivanishvili Returns to Politics

Billionaire and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is returning to politics to Chair the Georgian Dream (GD) ruling party, founded by him in 2012. (more)

Georgian Gov’t to Impose Restrictions on Visa-Free Travel to EU

Ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MPs have set up a new draft law, which envisages stricter regulations for Georgian citizens, who want to travel to the European Union visa-free. (more)

Reporters without Borders: Georgian Media Pluralist, but Very Polarised

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France Introduces Tough Immigration Law

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Messenger’s interview with the Family from Yemen

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The News in Brief

"Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office Charges Ex-police Official for Unlawful Raid on Imedi TV" (more)

Number of Russian Occupation Victims Increases in Georgia’s Breakaway Regions

On April 26, Russian occupants illegally detained and kidnapped Georgian citizen Sergo Darbaidze from the village of Kveshi, Gori municipality for “illegal crossing of the border”. (more)

Tbilisi Metro Workers to Go on Strike over Low Salaries

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