Ruling party member to head Georgia’s Writers’ House
Critics have accused the ruling party of mounting a ‘dangerous takeover’ of cultural institutions.
Georgia mourns victims of Shovi mudslide as questions raised if deaths were avoidable
Some have criticised the government’s handling of the disaster, accusing it of failure to forecast the mudslide and to alert civilians.
Death toll continues to rise in mudslide in Georgia’s Racha
The death toll rose to 11 on Friday, with 25 others unaccounted for.
Georgia’s UNM and Strategy Aghmashenebeli to run joint election list
The United National Movement and Strategy Aghmashenebeli announced that they would join forces in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
Georgian police arrest two outside parliament as PM gives annual address
The PM railed against queer ‘propaganda’ and the ‘treacherous’ opposition in his annual address to parliament.
Georgian government strips independence from Adjara public broadcaster
Adjara TV was once hailed as a bastion of unbiased journalism in the country.
Two government critics reportedly attacked in Georgia
Georgia’s ruling party have accused foreign embassies and civil society organisations of encouraging civil violence.
Lazare Grigoriadis’ father begins ‘permanent’ protest
Lazare Grigoriadis is the first foreign agent law protester to be detained and tried in court.
Protesters detained outside wedding attended by Lavrov’s daughter in Kakheti
The wedding was attended by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s internationally sanctioned daughter, Ekaterina Vinokurova, and her husband.
Protesters detained as first Russia–Georgia flight lands in Tbilisi
Around 200 people gathered to protest the resumption of flights between Russia and Georgia.