Shota Kincha
After fleeing a not-so-promising academic career and a disastrous attempt at being a bisexual activist, Shota is now a grumpy staff writer covering Georgia-related topics at OC Media. He is still interested in nationalism, far-right, and gender and queer issues, and still pretends to keep an eye on the wider Eastern and Central Europe region.
US sanctions senior Georgian judges for ‘undermining rule of law’
Georgian Dream responded defiantly, accusing the US of corruption and threatening to leak details of private conversations with US officials.
Rights of foreign agent law protester Lazare Grigoriadis ‘possibly violated’
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association claims that the authorities failed to provide Grigoriadis with a lawyer and that he was coerced into incriminating himself.
First person charged and detained over Georgia’s foreign agent protests
Pro-government media and the ruling party chair have speculated about the detainee’s ‘orientation’ and political allegiances.
Georgian Dream attacks independent media holding Palitra
The ruling party have accused Palitra Media of being financed by former defence minister Davit Kezerashvili.
Georgian Patriarch criticises Ukraine over planned monastery eviction
In the ongoing stand-off over Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Georgia’s religious leader voiced support for a church with strong ties with Russia.
Georgian Dream MPs who did not vote for foreign agent bill ‘resign’
The resignations come as Georgia’s ruling party doubles down on its criticism of those who opposed the foreign agent law.
Georgian mineral water company agrees to striking workers’ demands
Employees of Georgia’s Sairme Mineral Waters company had been on strike for five weeks, demanding higher pay and better safety measures.
Pro-Russian extremists burn flag of Europe from Georgian Parliament
The demonstration was held by Alt Info, a group preaching far-right and pro-Russian views.
Georgian PM lashes out at ‘anarchists’, Ukraine, and EU following foreign agent U-turn
The Prime Minister defended the foreign agent law that was withdrawn last week after two days of huge protests.
Georgian Dream formally kill foreign agent draft law
Georgia’s ruling party formally voted down the bill after two nights of protests shook the country's capital city.