Kvemo Kartli Honors Fallen Soldiers at Independence Memorial

On April 9, 1989, the Soviet Union bloodily suppressed the uprising in Tbilisi. Here is the story published in our newspaper on April 11, 1989

Kvemo Kartli Honors Fallen Soldiers at Independence Memorial

Georgia: The State Governor of Kvemo Kartli, Giorgi Dokhturishvili, decorated the Memorial of the Restoration of Georgia’s State Independence with flowers on 9 April, 2025 in the Gardabani Municipality’s park. This decoration was made to pay tribute to the memory of those fallen soldiers who died for the Fatherland 36 years ago in 1991. During the memorial, the Governor was accompanied by the Mayor of Gardabani Municipality, Davit Kargareteli; M…

International Partners Honor the Memory of April 9 Soviet Massacre Victims

Today, Georgia marks the 36th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown by Soviet troops on pro-independence peaceful demonstrators in Tbilisi. On April 9, 1989, Soviet forces violently dispersed a peaceful rally outside the government building, killing 21 people — most of them women — and injuring hundreds more. Troops used toxic gas and beat protesters with spades, leaving a lasting scar on the nation’s collective memory. The brutal crackdown became a…

36 years have passed since the tragedy of April 9. On April 9, 1989, at 4 am, Soviet army units dispersed peaceful protesters gathered in front of the Government House, demanding Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union, with unprecedented brutality. They dispersed them. As a result of the raid, 21 people died, and hundreds of citizens were poisoned with a gas of unknown composition. Among them were 14 women, one […]