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Georgia joins the European Political Community declaration

Georgia

July 19, 2024

The declaration, aimed against the Russian "shadow fleet" and the threats emanating from it, includes several key areas of particular importance for Europe's security, including energy security.

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from July 15-19, 2024

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

July 19, 2024

Daily roundup of local media from three South Caucasus countries, opinions, photo, video

Georgia elects new Prosecutor General

Georgia

July 18, 2024

The parliamentary plenary session approved the election of 42-year-old Giorgi Gabitashvili to the position. He will serve a six-year term.

Investment conditions in Georgia: All is well except for distrust in the judicial system

Georgia

July 18, 2024

The report also highlights that Georgia consistently ranks highly in international indices for transparency, competitiveness, and economic freedom.

Another pre-election political alliance formed in Georgia

Elections in Georgia 2024

July 18, 2024

Opposition parties 'Lelo' and 'For the People' have united with the new political movement 'Freedom Square.'

While MPs debated Abkhazia's apartment law, security forces dispersed activists and journalists

Abkhazia

July 18, 2024

All security forces were deployed in defense of the parliament building. Aslan Bzhania himself participated in the session and presented his arguments in support of the draft law.

Is the call for tough compromises addressed to Azerbaijan or Armenia? Opinions from Yerevan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 18, 2024

A US State Department representative stated that concluding a peace treaty will require "difficult compromises" from both sides. Armenian experts claim that Armenia has already made "all possible and impossible concessions."

Georgian neo-Nazi has been arrested for planning a mass murder of Jewish children in New York

Crime

July 17, 2024

"The accomplice of Chkhikvishvili was supposed to dress up as Santa Claus and distribute poisoned candies to Jewish children in Brooklyn schools," the statement from the Attorney General's Office reads

Georgian NGOs will file a lawsuit against the "foreign agents" law with the Constitutional Court

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

July 17, 2024

They also intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights

Proposal to include 'Act of Georgian People' in U.S. National Defense Authorization Act

Georgia

July 17, 2024

This act would impose sanctions on representatives of Georgia's ruling party and provide assistance to the country's civil society.

International Coalition for Media Freedom criticizes Georgia's 'foreign agents' law

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

July 17, 2024

MFC: "This law threatens the foundations of Georgian democracy"

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"Over the next 12 years, we won't lose any elections," proclaimed Georgia's ruling party at the start of their pre-election campaign

Elections in Georgia 2024

July 17, 2024

"Global party of war"; opposition as "forces of evil"; "soon the Western elite will change and Georgia will join the EU" - slogans amidst sanctions and condemnation from Western partners

Hunger strike and protest against amnesty bill in Georgia

Georgia

July 17, 2024

Some inmates and their families consider the government-proposed amnesty unjust

"Wild Wild Tskhinval": Brother of South Ossetian president organized attack on his opponents

South Ossetia

July 16, 2024

friends of Alan Gagloev's brother, the current president, opened fire on supporters of former president Anatoly Bibilov. The attack took place in broad daylight on a busy street in Tskhinval

European court rules on complaints by prominent human rights defenders against Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

July 16, 2024

In three cases, the ECHR recognized the legitimacy of the applicants' claims, while it deemed the fourth complaint inadmissible

From 2019 to 2024, Georgian government institutions received 11 times more EU funding than NGOs

Georgia - EU

July 16, 2024

Ministries and other government agencies received 517 million euros from the EU, while civil society organizations received 46 million euros

Pentagon on cancelled joint exercises and Georgian authorities' accusations towards the US

Georgia

July 16, 2024

The decision to postpone joint military exercises was prompted by the Georgian government's rhetoric suggesting the US intentionally seeks to escalate tensions in the region

Election difficulties in Azerbaijan: Intercoms and summer absences

Azerbaijan

July 16, 2024

One and a half months remain until the snap elections for the Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan). The election campaign has begun for the candidates, who will be elected through a majoritarian system

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