repression of dissent

‘This affects every citizen of Georgia’: lawyer on tougher foreign funding law

Georgia

January 30, 2026

Any cooperation with foreign foundations or legal entities without government approval will become a criminal offence.

Transparency International says arrests over pavement protests in Georgia violate the constitution

Protests in Georgia

January 23, 2026

‘This practice is closer to authoritarianism than democracy’

Georgia makes first arrests of protesters for standing on pavement

Georgia

January 23, 2026

Georgia’s first arrests for pavement protests show how new law banning obstruction of pedestrian movement is being enforced