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Georgian NGOs: State has used torture and abuse as political weapon for years

On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Georgian non-governmental organisations issued a joint statement

AlgorithmWatch: Georgia's interior ministry uses sanctioned Russian facial recognition system

AlgorithmWatch says Georgia's Interior Ministry uses Polyface, a facial recognition system developed by the sanctioned Russian company Papillon AO, to identify and monitor protesters.

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from June 22-26 June, 2026

The latest developments as reported by local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

New rules for foreigners in Georgia: Residency, marriage, education and deportation

According to Georgian Dream, the legislative package is aimed at “combating illegal migration.”

ECHR rules against Georgia over violation of protester's rights

Zurab Karchava was detained in 2022 for pitching a tent outside the Constitutional Court

Arrests, alleged violence and tighter speech restrictions: Georgian ombudsman report

"Of the 573 people detained during the protests, 302 reported ill-treatment"

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree internet transit deal: opportunities and risks. View from Yerevan

Telecom Armenia and AzerTelecom sign commercial internet transit agreement. Armenian experts weigh opportunities and risks

Ukraine unbowed: Georgian journalist's view of wartime Kyiv

What is the secret of Ukrainian resilience? A Ukrainian expert explains

'My idea of happiness is 120 dead Russian soldiers a day': Ukrainian drone unit commander Saratsyn

Leila, known by the call sign Saratsyn, on why a military career is like raising children — and why people compare her to a Belgian shepherd

'We remember June 20': new video in the Georgia Protests Live Blog

The 571st consecutive day of protests, with the main demand being that Georgia fulfill the European Union’s conditions and resume the country’s EU integration process

EU Parliament urges Georgia to open Soviet archives to counter Russian propaganda

If information about Soviet repression and mass killings becomes widely accessible in society, it will be harder for Russia to use its propaganda to weaken Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations

‘Handful of extremists’: Moscow demands punishment for protesters in Georgia over Russian Language Day celebrations

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova: “Russian Language Day is an integral part of Georgia’s cultural heritage and a symbol of friendship"

Seven defendants in Georgia's '4 October case' sentenced to five years in prison

Seven more people have been jailed in Georgia's '4 October case' over the attempted storming of the presidential palace.

Shortage of sign language interpreters leaves deaf Armenians without access to education

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from June 15-19 June, 2026

The latest developments as reported by local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

Georgian citizen convicted of espionage in Abkhazia

Shalva Khizanishvili was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for filming a Russian border guard post.

Georgia: 500 days of protests, crackdowns and resilience – Amnesty International report

According to the organisation, the authorities are using state institutions to suppress dissent.

Lawyers allege systemic impunity after beating filmed at police station in Georgia

GYLA: “Abusive police feel impunity within the system”