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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.

Wagner convict arrested for murder of man with disabilities in South Ossetia

Wagner boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin defended the alleged attacker, despite outrage over the killing locally.

Concert in Tbilisi in support of imprisoned foreign agent protester

Lazare Grigoriadis faces from 7–11 years in prison for his role in protests against Georgia’s aborted foreign agent law.

Georgian Parliament suspends accreditation of opposition journalists 

The journalists attempted to get comments on the US sanctions on Georgian judges and the sexual harassment allegations against Shalva Ramishvili.

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.