Politics

December 10, 2021

Watchdog Says Probes into July 5 Homophobic Pogroms Ineffective

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, a local human rights watchdog, has said investigations of possible crimes committed by far-right groups during July 5 homophobic pogroms is "ineffective" and "problematic

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December 07, 2021

Old Powerplant at Heart of New Controversy in Abkhazia

Fresh controversy is mounting in occupied Abkhazia after prosecutors found the privatization of historic Besleti hydro-power plant, now owned by opposition leader Kan Kvarchia, as illegal

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December 05, 2021

Six Hung Local Councils Fail to Elect Chairs

As Municipal Councils (Sakrebulos), elected in October 2021, convened to hold their first sessions on December 3, six hung Sakrebulos of Batumi, Rustavi, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Chkhorotsku and Senaki municipalities, where Georgian Dream came short of majority, failed to elect chairpersons

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December 03, 2021

Annual Inflation Hits 12.5% in November

Georgia’s annual inflation rate in November amounted to 12

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November 30, 2021

Farewell | 4 Years of Representing NATO in Georgia

Author: Rosaria Puglisi, the Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia It’s time to pack my bags and say my good-byes

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November 29, 2021

Timeline: Saakashvili Imprisonment & Hunger Strike

Georgian authorities arrested former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on October 1, after he secretly arrived in the country following years in exile

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November 29, 2021

CEDAW: Georgia Failed to Respond to ‘Honor Crime’

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), an independent United Nations body, adopted on October 25 views and recommendations for Georgia regarding a complaint concerning Khanum Jeiranova, an ethnic Azerbaijani woman who died in 2014 shortly after enduring public humiliation and violence in her community

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November 26, 2021

Abkhazia: Concerns Mount Over ‘Systemic Crisis’ in Law Enforcement

Abkhaz lawmakers summoned 'interior minister' Dmitri Dbar, chief prosecutor Adgur Agrba and other security officials on November 24 amid mounting concerns over “systemic crisis” in the law enforcement system and deteriorating crime situation in the occupied region

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November 24, 2021

Inal Ardzinba: Kremlin’s Man in Sokhumi?

On November 17, Abkhaz leader Aslan Bzhania replaced long-serving top diplomat Daur Kove (42) with 31-year-old Inal Ardzinba, a former Kremlin official

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November 23, 2021

In Upper Racha, Locals Protest against Manganese Mining

In a mountainous village of Shkmeri of western Racha region, locals and their supporters came out on November 21 to protest against planned works to explore and extract manganese ore in the area covering around 150 hectares (1

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November 21, 2021

Op-Ed | Georgian Dream Deliberately Frustrates Western Friends

By Jelger Groeneveld, Dutch D66 party, Board Member International Cooperation Division Friday would have marked the 50th day of Mikheil Saakashvili’s hunger strike in state captivity, amidst mounting concerns of his health condition and refusal of government authorities to transfer the former president to a civilian hospital, against all advice

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November 20, 2021

Alt-Right Inaugurates Anti-Liberal, Russia-Friendly Party

The leaders of Alt-info media outlet, notorious for its hard-line anti-liberal, anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim stance, inaugurated today a new political party , which they named "the Conservative Movement

Politics

November 04, 2021

Georgia’s Obscure Election Watchdogs

Among various concerns pointed out during 2021 local election runoffs, there was one that was propelled into the particular spotlight this year: mysterious election watchdogs doing something else than what they were supposed to

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October 28, 2021

Georgia’s Round of Impossible Choices

Vote, and you'll regret it; don’t vote, you may also regret it; whoever you vote for, you are likely to regret it either way

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October 25, 2021

Complicated: Guide to Saakashvili’s Jail Controversy

A month ago, few in Georgia would expect that ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's imprisonment would be the hottest second-round topic

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October 25, 2021

Chasing Two Hares: Tbilisi Runoff Turns Social

Election banners that appeared in Tbilisi streets on October 18 took capital city residents by surprise

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October 11, 2021

Georgia Struggles to Reverse Stalled Vaccination

Georgian public health authorities have been facing criticism as the country has struggled – and largely failed – to keep the COVID-19 vaccination pace over the past weeks

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October 08, 2021

Foreign Minister Zalkaliani Talks 3+3 Platform

Georgian Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has said while Tbilisi finds it "very hard" to join the so-called 3+3 platform (involving Russia, Turkey, Iran as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia), the country should still find ways to engage in prospective infrastructure projects in the region

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October 06, 2021

2021 Municipal Elections: Outcomes, Winners, Trends

The outcomes of the October 2 municipal vote in Georgia were not what many had thought: against the expectations that it would struggle to climb over the 43% proportional vote threshold introduced by the EU-brokered deal, the ruling Georgian Dream has sailed past it, ringing in 46

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October 04, 2021

Diplomatic Corps ‘Gravely Concerned’ over Alleged Spying

Diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia met today David Zalkaliani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, to raise “grave concerns” over reports about wiretapping foreign diplomats and embassy personnel by the Georgian State Security Service

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