The News in Brief
Thursday, May 9
Sisters from Saudi Arabia received Georgian passports and are moving to another country
Two sisters from Saudi Arabia, who fled to Georgia in fear of being killed in case returning home, have obtained Georgian passports and are moving to another country.
Wafa al-Subaie, 25, and Maha al-Subaie, 28, published a post via Twitter expressing gratitude towards their supporters, showing Georgian passports.
“We are thrilled to announce that we are leaving Georgia. We are on our way to start a new life in a new country. We want to thank everyone who supported us and was there for us locally and overseas. We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who signed our petition,” reads their post via Twitter.
Several weeks ago, two sisters fled Saudi Arabia, asking for international support through social media.
ICC Media Background Briefing in Tbilisi
On the occasion of the Joint International Criminal Court (ICC) Outreach Mission to Georgia, taking place between 6-10 May, media briefing took place in Tbilisi on May 8.
The briefing was led by the ICC Spokesperson Mr. Fadi El Abdallah and is carried out by representatives of the Registry, i.e. the Public Information and Outreach Section (PIOS), and the Victims Participation and Reparation Section (VPRS), as well as the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), and the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), along with Kaupo Kand, ICC Country Office in Georgia.
Various aspects of the process were made clear during the workshop. It was stated that the office does not investigate who started the war, noting ‘this is outside the mandate’; also that ICC does not investigate states or groups. It examines individuals and their criminal responsibility, following the evidence collected.
ICC Prosecutor authorized to open investigation on January 27, 2016, into crimes against humanity and war crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court in the context of an international armed conflict between July 1 and October 10, 2008.
(By Mariam Chanishvili)
Two sisters from Saudi Arabia, who fled to Georgia in fear of being killed in case returning home, have obtained Georgian passports and are moving to another country.
Wafa al-Subaie, 25, and Maha al-Subaie, 28, published a post via Twitter expressing gratitude towards their supporters, showing Georgian passports.
“We are thrilled to announce that we are leaving Georgia. We are on our way to start a new life in a new country. We want to thank everyone who supported us and was there for us locally and overseas. We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who signed our petition,” reads their post via Twitter.
Several weeks ago, two sisters fled Saudi Arabia, asking for international support through social media.
ICC Media Background Briefing in Tbilisi
On the occasion of the Joint International Criminal Court (ICC) Outreach Mission to Georgia, taking place between 6-10 May, media briefing took place in Tbilisi on May 8.
The briefing was led by the ICC Spokesperson Mr. Fadi El Abdallah and is carried out by representatives of the Registry, i.e. the Public Information and Outreach Section (PIOS), and the Victims Participation and Reparation Section (VPRS), as well as the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), and the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), along with Kaupo Kand, ICC Country Office in Georgia.
Various aspects of the process were made clear during the workshop. It was stated that the office does not investigate who started the war, noting ‘this is outside the mandate’; also that ICC does not investigate states or groups. It examines individuals and their criminal responsibility, following the evidence collected.
ICC Prosecutor authorized to open investigation on January 27, 2016, into crimes against humanity and war crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court in the context of an international armed conflict between July 1 and October 10, 2008.
(By Mariam Chanishvili)