News around Georgia

Georgian clinic failed to pay surrogate mothers and housed them in rundown hostel – Radio Liberty

Georgia

April 04, 2025

The police launched an investigation only after public outcry.

Georgia's Central Election Commission adopts amendments restricting election observation

Georgia

April 04, 2025

Observers will no longer be allowed to ask voters for identification.

Georgian ombudsman: 'Child poverty in country increased by 6%'

Georgia

April 04, 2025

The number of socially vulnerable children under 18 stands at 369,924, of whom 270,712 receive benefits.

Opinion: 'UK sanctions against Georgian judges confirm there is no independent judiciary in Georgia'

Georgia

April 03, 2025

Giorgi Rukhadze: “The US will most likely demand the release of political prisoners and new elections”

OSCE: 'Foreign agents' law in Georgia will further restrict civil society

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

April 03, 2025

“The new law will strip human rights defenders of the safeguards necessary for their work”

August 2008 war: South Ossetia doubts Georgian authorities’ promises to 'restore justice'

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

April 03, 2025

South Ossetian politicians believe the Georgian authorities are pursuing their own interests.

US Helsinki Commission: 'We are concerned by Georgian Dream’s decision to hand over Anaklia port to China'

Anaklia

April 03, 2025

"Infrastructure investments should be used to strengthen economic security, not to encourage foreign influence"

'You won’t earn democratic mandate by jailing or censoring opponents' — US State Department on Georgia

Georgia-USA

April 03, 2025

"We will continue to assess our policy toward Georgia with the goal of advancing American interests"

'Latest steps further undermine foundations of democracy in Georgia' — EU Commissioners' statement

Georgia - EU

April 02, 2025

Kaja Kallas and Marta Kos stated that the laws “On the Registration of Foreign Agents” and “On Broadcasting” pose a threat to media and activists.

UK imposes financial sanctions on Georgian judges Levan Murusidze and Mikheil Chinchaladze

Georgia

April 02, 2025

The sanctions were imposed against the judges amid reported involvement in corruption and abuse of public office to serve the interests of the Georgian Dream party.

'This is not Turkish or Hungarian model, but Belarusian-Russian or Azerbaijani farce' — opinion on Georgia’s municipal elections

Georgia

April 02, 2025

“When you are stripped of voting rights — along with your main supporters and allies — thinking about local elections is pointless.”

'Georgia, once beacon of democracy, backsliding toward authoritarianism' — Czech Embassy

Georgia - EU

April 02, 2025

"Laws to protect media freedom are being eroded, physical and online attacks against journalists persist with impunity and the use of courts and the legal system to harass journalists and media outlets is on the rise"

Radio Liberty: Georgia’s largest dairy farm fed cows chicken manure banned in EU

Georgia

April 02, 2025

The company is owned by a businessman closely affiliated with the ruling Georgian Dream party.

Georgian Ombudsman: 'In some cases, brutality of law enforcement at protests can be equated to torture'

Protests in Georgia

April 01, 2025

According to the Public Defender’s report, the ill-treatment at the 2024 protests was systematic in nature.

'Opposition coordination announced yesterday was held today' — Salome Zourabichvili

Salome Zourabichvili

April 01, 2025

“We will achieve new elections and the release of political prisoners by peaceful means.”

Georgian parliament approves FARA-style law, media restrictions, and new treason provision

Georgia

April 01, 2025

Not a single Georgian Dream MP voted against the new laws.

Opinion: 'The platform of resistance proposed by Zourabichvili should have been created earlier'

Protests in Georgia

April 01, 2025

Political analyst Gia Khukhashvili: “If the platform is not integrated into the protest, it will not succeed”

'Create platform of resistance' — Zourabichvili speaks at major rally in Tbilisi. Photo and video

Salome Zourabichvili

April 01, 2025

Zourabichvili proposed creating a platform of resistance involving Georgia’s pro-European parties.

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