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Podcast | Georgia gears up for the 2024 parliamentary elections
OC Media talk about the atmosphere in Georgia ahead of the elections and claims of electoral violations committed by Georgian Dream.
Three killed in ‘attack on police official’ in Ingushetia
The main target of the attack was allegedly the deputy director of the Center for Combating Extremism, Adam Khamkhoev.
Putin expands visa-free regime for Georgian citizens
Putin banned air travel with Georgia in 2019, following anti-government and anti-Kremlin demonstrations.
Georgian Constitutional Court declines to suspend foreign agent law
Two of the eight judges dissented from the majority opinion, having supported the suspension of the law.
EU suspends over €120 million in aid to Georgia
Relations between Georgia and its Western partners have become strained since the adoption of the foreign agent law.
Georgian Dream promises ‘pragmatic policy’ with Russia in election programme
Irakli Kobakhidze presented his party’s four-year plan on Monday evening, less than three weeks ahead of 26 October’s parliamentary elections.
Detained Azerbaijani journalist transferred to Georgia prison hospital following hunger strike
According to his lawyers, Afgan Sadigov’s health condition is serious.
Georgian Dream’s Kaladze says EU Ambassador would be ‘kicked out’ of ‘developed country’
In September Georgian Dream began a campaign of electoral ads using images of buildings destroyed by Russia in Ukraine under the caption ‘choose peace’.
Georgian Dream launches new impeachment process against Zourabichvili
Georgian Dream previously tried to impeach Zourabichvili in September 2023 for the same reasons.
Podcast | Shukruti’s last stand against Georgian Manganese
Mariam Nikuradze and Salome Shubladze discuss the Shukruti resident’s protest against Georgian Manganese in Tbilisi and their demands.