Politics

July 04, 2025

Gakharia Defends Chorchana Checkpoint to Tsulukiani Commission as GD Revisits its Legacy

Giorgi Gakharia again defended building a checkpoint near the Tskhinvali occupation line in 2019, and implied other Georgian Dream officials might have sabotaged the plan for more checkpoints, as he remotely testified from Germany to the Tsulukiani Commission for the second time on July 2

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July 03, 2025

Protester Giorgi Mindadze Sentenced to Five Years in Jail over ‘Assaulting’ Police

Giorgi Mindadze, a 21-year-old medical student, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of assaulting police — the fifth guilty verdict handed down in the criminal cases against dozens detained since November 2024 for their involvement in anti-Georgian Dream protests

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July 02, 2025

Dozens Out of Foreign Ministry Amid “Reorganization”

Dozens of diplomats and staffers are said to have lost their jobs, and the number is expected to grow, as the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) proceeds with "reorganization

Politics

July 01, 2025

Nika Gvaramia Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Defying Tsulukiani Commission

Tbilisi City Court Judge Jvebe Nachkebia on July 1 sentenced Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Ahali party, to eight months in prison for refusing to appear before the Tsulukiani Commission – the Georgian Dream parliament’s temporary investigative body, chaired by GD veteran Tea Tsulukiani and tasked with probing the alleged crimes committed by former officials

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June 25, 2025

Changes to Defamation Laws Fuel Free Speech Concerns

The Georgian Dream parliament is amending the law regarding defamation, in a move that critics say is a further blow to freedom of expression and the independent media

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June 24, 2025

Dispatch – June 24: The Newspaper

We all wanted to start “a newspaper

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June 24, 2025

Poet Zviad Ratiani Detained, MIA Says for Assaulting Police Officer

Poet Zviad Ratiani was detained during the June 23 nighttime protest near Parliament in Tbilisi

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June 21, 2025

Ex-Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze Arrested on Corruption-Related Charges

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) arrested former Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on money laundering and power abuse charges

Politics

June 20, 2025

Two More Organizations Report Being Inspected by Anti-Corruption Bureau

Two more civil society organizations, the Social Justice Center and the Media Development Foundation, said they received court orders issued at the request of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, demanding that they hand over sensitive information, including confidential data about their beneficiaries

Politics

June 17, 2025

Treason or Opportunity – Opposition Squabbles over Municipal Elections

Less than four months before Georgia's municipal vote on October 4, the opposition groups, which are currently boycotting the parliament, are debating whether to participate

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June 12, 2025

Salome Zurabishvili Fined for “Blocking Road”

Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, says she has been fined GEL 5,000 (approximately USD 1,800) for allegedly blocking the road when she was participating in a rally of mothers of detained protesters on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue on March 3, which is Mother's Day in Georgia

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June 12, 2025

The Daily Beat: 11 June

The British Embassy canceled planned grants intended to support transparency and competitiveness in Georgia's upcoming local elections, citing procedural "uncertainty" stemming from a recently amended law requiring foreign donors to obtain government approval before giving grants to local organizations

Politics

June 11, 2025

GD Lawmakers Bicker with Ombusman in Parliament

When Levan Ioseliani, the Georgian Public Defender, returned to the parliament tribune on June 10 after a break for questions, he had two main impressions to share

Politics

June 11, 2025

The Daily Beat: 10 June

The ruling Georgian Dream party is making further changes to the Law on Grants to exempt certain foreign educational grants from needing prior government approval, while also expanding the requirement for official consent to include “technical assistance” and “knowledge-sharing

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June 10, 2025

The Daily Beat: 9 June

Tina Bokuchava, chairwoman of the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party, said her husband was abducted and forced to release a video apology to Uta Ivanishvili, son of Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, for 2018 claims about his sexuality

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June 09, 2025

The Daily Beat: 8 June

Georgian Dream Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili criticized the role of the U

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June 06, 2025

The Daily Beat: 5 June

Russian news agency TASS cited Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) as alleging that the United Kingdom intends to remove Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party from power

Politics

June 05, 2025

The Daily Beat: 4 June

Reports have emerged indicating that the Foreign Ministry informed employees of the Information Center on NATO and the EU that the center will be “liquidated

Politics

June 04, 2025

The Daily Beat: 3 June

The ruling Georgian Dream party has filed complaints with the Communications Commission against the opposition channels Formula and TV Pirveli for using terminology that questions the government's legitimacy

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June 03, 2025

The Daily Beat: 2 June

In a joint statement, the EU’s High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Marta Kos said that the enactment of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in Georgia represents a significant setback for democracy and pushes the country further away from the EU

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