Man paraded in dress through village in eastern Georgia over alleged sexual assault
Three people were charged for ‘humiliating’ and ‘hurting his honour and dignity’.
Two opposition figures shot at in southern Georgia within days of each other
An activist for Georgia’s largest opposition party was shot and wounded in Marneuli, in an attack that local party members claim was politically motivated.
What was behind the North Caucasus’ antisemitic surge?
After a series of antisemitic events in the North Caucasus, the factors contributing to mass violence remain cause for debate.
Calls for Georgian Dream MPs to resign after ‘sexist’ insults in parliament
Georgia’s opposition have called for the resignation of a ruling party MP, after two MPs made insulting statements towards female opposition MPs in parliament.
Papuashvili slams Western donors for paying fines of Georgian protesters
The parliamentary speaker said that international organisations and donors bailed out 12 protesters.
EU praises ‘dangerous’ amendments to Georgia’s broadcasting law
Opposition and civil society groups warned that the amendments would stifle freedom of speech and press.
Georgian Dream rushes through controversial amendments outlawing ‘obscenity’
Media rights groups have warned the law could be used by the government to further crack down on media freedom in the country.
Georgian Dream fails to impeach President Zurabishvili
Georgia’s ruling party has accused the president of violating the constitution by conducting diplomatic trips abroad without the government’s consent.
Georgian court finds President Zurabishvili guilty of violating constitution
The verdict will allow the ruling party to hold a parliamentary vote to decide whether President Salome Zurabishvili will be impeached.
Family of 14-year-old murdered in Georgia charged with complicity in her early marriage
Aitaj Shakhmarova was killed two months after being forced into an early marriage.