Georgia
Georgian authorities demand ‘personal data’ of beneficiaries of five civil society groups
Civil society organisations have described the request as the beginning of the enforcement of the ‘Russian laws’.
Mikheil Gvadzabia
Mikheil joined OC Media after a long career as a journalist at Netgazeti, focusing on politics, human rights and the wider region. He has an academic background in Arabic Studies and maintains a strong interest in Arabic language, Egyptian cinema, and the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
Georgia
Jailed opposition leader Gvaramia re-summoned to Georgian Dream commision
According to Nika Gvaramia’s party, the politician received the letter in prison.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Former Georgian PM Gakharia under investigation over 2019 South Ossetia checkpoint
Gakharia is being accused of creating a risk of war by installing a checkpoint neat South Ossetia in 2019.
Georgia
Georgia deports ethnic Georgian activist to Turkey
Temur Katamadze had been detained at the anti-government protests in Batumi.
Georgia
Opposition leader’s husband ‘abducted and forced to apologise’ over claim Ivanishvili’s son is gay
Kote Ioseliani accused Bidzina Ivanishvili’s son, Uta Ivanishvili, of being in an affair with former Prime Minsiter Mamuka Bakhtadze.
Georgia
Georgian Dream expands crackdown on ‘insults’ towards politicians to target social media users
Several activists have been arrested or fined in recent days on charges of ‘insulting’ politicians.
