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Rustavi 2 ( Georgian : რუსთავი 2, romanized:rustavi 2, "Rustavi ori") is a Georgian free-to-air television channel based in Tbilisi, that was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi (hence its name). It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. Its news service has bureaus and regional reporters in major Georgian ...
The murder. Sandro Girgvliani was found dead on January 28, 2006 on the outskirts of Tbilisi with multiple injuries inflicted as a result of physical abuse. [1] According to an Imedi Television investigation on February 12, the murder of the 28-year-old head of the United Georgian Bank's Foreign Department, can be traced to a series of events ...
Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 TV, a channel controlled by Saakashvili's government, linked his name with several notorious murders in Russia and Georgia, including the assassination of Vlad Listyev. A particular flash point with Saakashvili's government was Imedi's reporting of the 2006 murder of Sandro Girgvliani.
The country hosts 40 TV stations, of which nine are in Tbilisi and 31 in the regions. Four stations have national coverage (Georgian Public Broadcaster Channel I, Imedi, Rustavi 2 and Ajara); three of them are Tbilisi-based. Viewers prefer Rustavi 2, followed by Imedi TV and GPB's First Channel.
Rustavi was the last race track built in the USSR. Opened in 1978, the original Rustavi circuit was 2.510 miles (4.039 km) in length with a width of 18 metres (20 yd) at the start-finish straight, 14 metres (15 yd) in turns and 12 metres (13 yd) in straights. A karting track, automobile cross circuit and motorbike track were also included in ...
Gori lies along Georgia's principal east-west highway. Joseph Stalin, the ruler of the Soviet Union, was born in Gori. Invasion Initial airstrikes. Georgian TV Rustavi 2 reported that four Russian planes bombed Gori at 11:00 a.m. Tbilisi time on 8 August 2008.
On February 9, 2024, a mass shooting occurred in Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. A man opened fire in the local market, killing four people and wounding one. Background. Mass shootings are relatively rare in Georgia, which had tightened gun ownership laws requiring special permission to buy or carry firearms.
Imedi Media Holding ( Georgian: იმედი მედია ჰოლდინგი) is a private television and radio company in Georgia. The stations were founded by the Georgian media tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili. The station mainly concentrates on news and analytical coverage, but broadcasts pop music as well, particularly at ...