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Georgian Dream passes legislation to simplify banning political parties
Georgian Dream passes legislation to simplify banning political parties
Georgia live updates | UK and US announce sanctions as mass protests continue
We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests over Georgia’s EU accession U-turn.
Protesters carry EU and Georgian flags at a protest in Tbilisi on 19 December 2024. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.
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Twelve people affected by yesterday’s US travel bans
Rustaveli Avenue blocked
Former Georgian Ambassador to US says MEGOBARI Act to be ‘first item on the agenda’ in January
Effigy of Putin burnt in Gori
Opposition member detained in Akhalthikhe
Media Freedom Coalition condemns violence against journalists
Civil society groups claim foreign agent law was not mentioned during their meeting with the CoE Secretary General
Four opposition groups criticise CoE Secretary General
Zourabichvili: CoE does not have the mandate to appoint a commission with an unrecognised government
Kaja Kallas: sanctions on Georgia on table
RSF: Georgian police target reporters covering ongoing protests
Von der Leyen calls on Georgia’s leadership to stop harming their own people
Opposition Coalition for Change slams CoE Secretary General
EU Commission proposes to suspend visa-free travel for officials from Georgia
Protester previously in induced coma now out of the hospital
Czech Senate calls on Czech government to sanction Georgian officials
Kobakhidze: state will compensate financial losses of sanctioned officials
CoE Secretary General calls for dialogue
Kobakhidze: Georgian government will honour MIA officials, including those sanctioned
Georgia’s Special Investigative Service issues update
23 ‘politically biased observers’ identified during Georgia’s parliamentary elections
Working group to amend content of controversial foreign agent law
38 OSCE member states invite Georgian officials to engage in constructive dialogue
British Ambassador summoned to Georgia’s MFA
Georgian economic sector discusses effects of sanctions, calls for new elections
Zourabichvili delivers speech at Italian Senate
Kobabkhidze appoints sanctioned official Deputy Prime Minister
MIA accuses civil society organisations and political groups of spreading false information
Morning demonstrations in Gldani and Didi Dighomi
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