Georgia
Emotional scenes in Tbilisi as 21-year-old protester sentenced to 4.5 years
Mate Devidze was arrested in November during protests against electoral fraud during October’s parliamentary vote.
Mariam Nikuradze
A veteran journalist with over a decade of experience, Mariam is passionate about gender equality and workers’ rights. Though often managing from behind a desk, her instinct to report from the ground kicks in whenever news breaks.
Nika Gvaramia
Georgian opposition leader Nika Gvaramia jailed after boycotting anti-UNM commission
Gvaramia was arrested outside the Rustavi Prison, where he had travelled with supporters to present himself as his court hearing was underway
OC Insider
Georgian Dream hides its anti-Western course behind EU flags
As Georgia’s Independence Day approaches, construction has begun in Tbilisi to prepare for the celebration. Commemorated on 26 May, the day usually consists of conscripts swearing the traditional oaths in a ceremony on Freedom Square — attended by government officials and their invited guests — as well as various concerts and events across the city and similarly across the country. In addition, the Georgian Parliament building is adorned with banners, decorations which usually include the EU f
OC Insider
Independent media is on the brink of collapse in Georgia
Months before the parliamentary elections in Georgia, a lot of people I’d meet would ask me what Georgia would be like if Georgian Dream would stay in power. I’ve met a lot of you who are receiving this newsletter, and I’d tell you that Georgia would take the path of Belarus and Russia, where there would be no civil society and media, where people would have to choose between leaving the country or going to jail. While I think it was an accurate prediction, I am still surprised how fast Georgia
Mzia Amaghlobeli
Opinion | Mzia Amaghlobeli is a political prisoner
The authorities in Georgia go to extreme lengths to pursue opponents of the government, while giving tacit approval to those who attack such opponents.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Georgia suspends participation in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
It came after the body voted to accept the Georgian delegation’s credentials on the condition new parliamentary elections be announced.
