Georgia
Former Georgian Dream ally and businessperson sentenced to nine years in prison
Once a supporter of the ruling party, Giorgi Chikvaidze linked the charges against him to political persecution.
Violence broke out in Georgia’s Pankisi Valley on the 21 April after work on a controversial hydropower plant was resumed. In the ensuing battle between riot police and local residents, dozens were injured on both sides.
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