Georgian Dream attacks critics of foreign agent law as enemies of the Church
Speaking on the pro-government TV channel Imedi, Irakli Kobakhidze attacked individual activists, accusing them of being anti-Church.
Former coalition allies accuse Ivanishvili of apologising to Putin over Crimea criticism
Leading members of Georgia’s Republican Party said Ivanishvili was angry with the party in 2014 for criticising the Russian annexation of Crimea.
OC Media joins over 60 media groups in vow to disobey Georgian foreign agent law
The law would mark all NGOs and media outlets that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad as ‘agents of foreign influence’.
Thousands rally in Georgia on anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Georgian government snubbed Ukraine-related events in both Kyiv and Tbilisi on the invasion’s anniversary.
Georgian Dream hits out at ‘spies’ and Western-funded ‘extremism’
The ruling party's chair Irakli Kobakhidze has criticised the West for supporting local non-profit groups.
Georgian president and journalists speak out against ‘Putin’s law’
The law on ‘foreign agents’ was today approved for parliamentary discussion.
Kadyrov announces plans to establish private military company
The Chechen Head said that he intends to ‘compete’ with the paramilitary Wagner Group when he leaves politics.
Georgian court upholds ruling that neo-Nazi murder was not ethnically-motivated
Vitali Safarov, a 25-year-old Jewish-Yazidi man, was stabbed to death by two neo-Nazis in September 2018.
‘Putinist response’: Georgian painter investigated for removing own painting from exhibition
The artist wrote ‘art is alive and independent’ in the painting’s place on the gallery wall.
New accreditation rules threaten to ban media outlets from parliament
Media outlets could face a six-month ban from parliament for questioning MPs without their consent.