We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests that have come in the wake of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s announcement that Georgia would be halting its EU accession process.
The Eccentrics is by far Georgian director Eldar Shengelaia’s most absurdist and outright comedic film.
The Conservatives for Georgia, a party founded by the pro-Russian, far-right group Alt Info, has announced that Zurab Makharadze, a leader of the group who is sanctioned by the US, will be its mayoral candidate. The party published a video clip on social media on 10 August in which Makharadze announced his candidacy. In the video, Makharadze said the party wants to focus on ‘real problems’ instead of the ‘so-called conflict’ between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the former ruling United
Giorgi Bachiashvili has been in prison since May.
Anatoli Gigauri’s charge was downgraded, but he was still sent to prison.
