Who’s who in the Tbilisi Mayoral election
Georgian Dream’s Kakha Kaladze is running for reelection against some of the most prominent opposition leaders in the country.
Georgian government rejects EU aid
Critics have accused Georgian Dream of jeopardising the country’s pro-western foreign policy.
Georgian-Belarusian security cooperation deal worries political emigres in Georgia
Critics fear that the treaty could help Minsk target political dissidents currently residing in Georgia.
Tbilisi sanitation strike organiser allegedly blackmailed with intimate images
Irakli Baghdavadze, who was a key organiser of the three-day sanitation worker strike has been on hunger strike since being fired on 23 August.
Georgian Dream dismiss Public Defender as ‘political activist’ for suggesting election delay over pandemic
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has rejected delaying the date of municipal elections and with some criticising the country’s Public Defender as a ‘political activist’, for making such a suggestion.
Georgia’s first-ever olympic gold medalist charged with premeditated murder
Judo star Zurab Zviadauri has been charged with premeditated murder after an altrecation that left three, including his brother, dead.
Azerbaijani activists in Georgia want family names ‘liberated from occupation’
Salam, an activist group of ethnic Azerbaijanis of Georgia, is pushing for a new law that would allow them to strip the Russian suffixes from their surnames.
Georgian Dream’s anti-media crusade continues
From stealing microphones to boycotts, Georgian officials have doubled down on their anti-journalist offensive.
Georgia allows foreigners not holding residence permits to vaccinate
All foreign citizens who have legally entered Georgia and have stayed for a period longer than three months are entitled to register.
Georgian government probes anti-Pride activists
The authorities questioned several homophobic campaigners suspected of organising violence on 5 July including those from Alt Info.