Politics

The prime minister of Georgia threatened participants of the protests on May 12-13

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 12, 2024

Irakli Kobakhidze stated at a special briefing that the threat of sanctions from the US and the EU would not deter the government from passing the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" law

"Our Voice to Europe" - the large-scale March for Europe in Tbilisi. Photo/video

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 12, 2024

This march has become the largest and most extensive demonstration in Georgia in decades

In Georgia, students have declared a strike

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 12, 2024

"Georgia will not become Russia, and we, the generation born in independent Georgia, will guarantee this"

Human Rights Watch: "Foreign agents" bill threatens fundamental rights in Georgia

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 11, 2024

"The bill does not align with the legislative commitments Georgia has undertaken by joining the European Convention on Human Rights"

"Reconsider aid to Georgia, impose sanctions" - 29 US Congress members demand withdrawal of foreign agents bill

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 11, 2024

"The Georgian government can choose whether to continue down the dark path towards Russian-style authoritarianism and face all the consequences."

James O'Brien Assistant Secretary of the US State Department will visit Georgia in the coming days

Georgia-USA

May 11, 2024

He will arrive, presumably, on May 13th. The approval of the "foreign agent" law in Parliament is also scheduled for May 13th

"No critical mass in Yerevan's streets, there will be no PM resignation." Opinion

Armenia

May 11, 2024

Political analyst Areg Kochinyan discusses the next steps of the "Tavush in the Name of the Homeland" movement, how the impeachment procedure against the prime minister should proceed, and the likelihood of success for opposition forces.

British Embassy urges authorities of Georgia to halt protesters' persecution

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

"Phone threats, unlawful arrests, insults, and assaults against members of civil society, branding them as traitors, have no place in a democratic society"

Eastern European Strategy of Azerbaijan: View from Baku

Azerbaijan

May 10, 2024

According to political analysts, the cooperation between Baku and the countries of the region is based not only on economic and energy transportation issues but also on common security interests

The Prime Minister of Georgia compared the protesting youth to the killer of the famous Ilia Chavchavadze

Politics in Georgia

May 10, 2024

The Prime Minister also calculated that the support for the ruling party among voters with high IQ stands at 73.8%, while among voters with average IQ, it's at 45.6%

Threats, insults, beatings. Why has the ruling party of Georgia declared war on activists? Expert commentary

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

"Now we are witnessing a complete turn towards authoritarianism"

Power struggle or protest against border demarcation with Azerbaijan? Rally in Yerevan

Politics in Armenia

May 10, 2024

"Tavush for Motherland" movement staged rally in central Yerevan, shifting from demand to halt border demarcation to call for Prime Minister's resignation

Latest news in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, summary May 6-10, 2024

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

May 10, 2024

Daily roundup of local media from three South Caucasus countries

Military blogger Ucha Abashidze arrested. What is known at the moment?

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

Lawyer Giorgi Makharadze reported that the blogger is accused of illegal acquisition and possession of weapons and ammunition.

"If the 'foreign agents' bill is adopted [in Georgia], leaders of the 27 EU countries will have to react"

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

Herczynski sincerely hopes that joint discussions with the parliament and all political parties will lead to the bill not being passed after all

"Quo vadis, Georgia?" - EU Special representative for the South Caucasus

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

Our relationship is supposed to be based on shared values and on support for a strong civil society where lists of “enemies of the people” and anonymous phone calls have no place

Meeting with the US Ambassador in Baku didn't change things - the court kept journalists in custody

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 10, 2024

The requests from the lawyers of the defendants in the "Abzas Media case" to change the measure of restraint to house arrest were not granted

The Georgian Ambassador to France and Monaco has resigned due to the "foreign agents" bill

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 09, 2024

"Georgians have seen and experienced enough from Russia to understand that Georgian soil should never again become a field for Russian interests and games".

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