Georgia legislation

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

Georgia

June 25, 2026

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

Georgian lawyer fined $1,454 over comment on MP's Facebook post

Georgia

June 16, 2026

The ruling is seen as one of the first cases brought under provisions imposing liability for verbally insulting a person holding political office.

'Threat of censorship': What we know about Georgia’s new Interior Ministry department overseeing public communication

Georgia

May 26, 2026

Human rights advocates believe the department’s aim will be to establish broad state control over society.

New PACE resolution warns of risk of ‘one-party dictatorship’ in Georgia

Georgia

May 21, 2026

In the draft resolution, PACE’s Monitoring Committee expresses “serious concern” over current developments in the country.

Opinion: 'Georgian government’s goal is to intimidate people'

Georgia

May 20, 2026

Former deputy ombudsman comments on plans to create a unit to monitor “aggressive communication”.

‘You cannot build happiness on abortion’: New Georgian patriarch’s first sermon on family and demographics

Georgia

May 18, 2026

According to the Patriarch, the state should strengthen legal mechanisms that would “protect the family from harmful gender theories and ideology”.

Georgia to create agency to monitor ‘aggressive communication in public spaces’

Georgia

May 18, 2026

At this stage, it remains unclear what criteria will be used to determine what constitutes hate speech or offensive communication.

OSCE rapporteur: 'Georgia’s response to part of the Moscow Mechanism report is particularly hostile'

Georgia

April 03, 2026

The OSCE Moscow Mechanism report on Georgia, published in March 2026, points to a deterioration in the human rights situation

Strasbourg court begins hearing case on Georgia’s FARA law, in potentially precedent-setting move

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

April 02, 2026

The law “On the Registration of Foreign Agents” (FARA) came into force on 31 May 2025

Author of 'Moscow Mechanism' report: political prisoners in Georgia should be released

Georgia

March 25, 2026

Patrycja Grzebyk also called on Georgian Dream to repeal repressive laws