Freedom of ExpressionGeorgia’s Foreign Agent Law Live | Zourabichvili meets with EU ambassadorsby OC Media• 0 min readShare▲Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.We are building a newsroom powered by our readersFrom the repression of queer people and women in North Caucasus to attacks on basic democratic freedoms in the region, we provide fact-based, independent reporting in English.Help us hit 500 members by the end of October Become a memberProtests are continuing against Georgia’s draft foreign agent law. Read more: Editorial | Georgia’s ruling oligarch unhinged Ivanishvili touts conspiracy theories at massive pro-government rally in Tbilisi Georgian Dream eliminates taxes on offshore assets brought to Georgia Explainer | Why is Georgian Dream reviving the foreign agent law? Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of SpeechGeorgiaGeorgia’s Foreign Agent LawGeorgian DreamPolice BrutalityOC Media • Follow3483 articles•0 FollowersOpen Caucasus Media brings you news, commentary, multimedia, and podcasts from the North and South Caucasus.
Georgia’s EU U-turnGeorgian Dream proposes dropping fines and increasing jail sentences over protest violationsby OC Media•3 min readPrime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze previously threatened a policy of ‘zero sympathy’ against the protest movement.
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