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Controversial investigation dropped against Birja Mafia rap duo

by OC Media

•2 min read

An investigation into Georgian rap duo Birja Mafia, whose members faced life imprisonment on drug charges they claimed were bogus, has been halted ‘due to lack of evidence’. Giorgi Keburia, 21, who goes under the stage name Kay G, said at a press-conference on 18 December he was happy that his ‘innocence was proven’. The Prosecutor’s Office said on 18 December they could not obtain evidence that would prove them guilty. Keburia and his partner, Mishka Mgaloblishvili, 28, who goes und

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Georgia’s youth are taking to the streets — both on the left and the extreme right [Analysis]

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

In May 2016, Tbilisi’s Kiwi Café — a vegan hangout for city hipsters — was hit by nationalist youths armed with meat sausages. The grotesque spectacle was obvious click-bait in today’s attention seeking social media, but it did highlight a new trend: social and lifestyle issues increasingly trump Georgia’s latent political rifts, and young people are at the forefront of this evolution. Students lead the way In March 2016 Georgia’s oldest and largest university, Tbilisi State Universit

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Georgia to relax cannabis laws

by OC Media

•2 min read

A bill to soften criminal penalties surrounding cannabis passed its first hearing in Georgia’s Parliament on 16 June. If the bill is adopted, the courts will no longer sentence people to prison for planting, cultivating, purchasing, storing, and consuming cannabis. However, these actions will still be punished under the criminal code. According to the amendments, planting cannabis will be punished by 160–220 hours of community service. Parliament has yet to decide whether to impose a fine o

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Birja Mafia released on bail amid large protests in Tbilisi

by OC Media

•3 min read

Members of the rap duo Birja Mafia, who were allegedly caught by police carrying the psychoactive drug MDMA, were released on bail on 12 June after thousands marched in support of them. Several thousands supporters took to the streets in Tbilisi on 10 June to rally against the ‘unjust police system’, which, according to protesters, often uses the country’s strict drug laws against innocent people. Tbilisi’s Court of Appeals released Mishka Mgaloblishvili, 28, and Giorgi Keburia, 21, who g

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Birja Mafia rap duo face life imprisonment on drug charges

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgian rap duo the Birja Mafia have been detained in Tbilisi and charged for ‘illegally purchasing and holding especially large amounts’ of the recreational psychoactive drug, MDMA. Friends and family of the accused claim that the drugs were planted on them, and that they were arrested for a recent music video they released depicting a police officer as a dog. Mishka Mgaloblishvili, 28, and Giorgi Keburia, 21, who go under the stage names Young Mic and Kay G, were detained on 6 June. Police