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Biden snubs Georgian PM Kobakhidze by revoking UN reception invite
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was disinvited from a White House reception on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
Georgia fines Yandex taxi service for sharing user data with Russia
Yandex has denied the allegations, claiming their data is processed in the European Union.
Georgian Dream and UNM supporters clash in western Georgia
A UNM MP has claimed that she and members of her party were attacked by 100 Georgian Dream supporters in Zugdidi.
Podcast | ‘A year of uncertainty’ since Nagorno-Karabakh’s surrender
Political analyst Tigran Grigoryan and journalist Marut Vanyan look back on Armenia’s handling of the influx of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and the challenges the refugees have faced.
Mining company files 30 new lawsuits against Shukruti residents
Their lawyer told OC Media that residents of Shukruti received information about the complaints on Monday.
Kobakhidze says Washington was ‘influenced’ to sanction Georgian nationals
The US recently announced sanctions against the Georgian government and security officials, as well as against leaders of the far-right group Alt Info.
Abkhazia welcomes Georgia’s intent to ‘apologise’ for 2008 War
Georgia’s Bidzina Ivanishvili had vowed to ‘apologise’ to Ossetians for the 2008 War after the Georgian parliamentary elections.
Georgian parliament adopts homophobic laws
Ahead of the bill’s passage, more than 30 civil society organisations issued a joint statement calling on the president to veto the package of laws.
US sanctions four Georgian security officials and far-right extremists for ‘serious human rights abuses’
These were the first financial sanctions to have explicitly targeted Georgian nationals in relation to the foreign agent law.
Foreign agent law protestor sentenced to four years in prison
During the demonstrations against the foreign agent law, police arrested several dozen people, some of whom were later criminally charged.