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Left: protester blocking Berdzenishvili’s car in Kvareli; Right: Levan Berdzenishvili; Image by Gvantsa Jobava.

Alt Info

Georgian extremist group Alt Info thwart lecture by government critic

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

The far-right group Alt Info have prevented a Georgian literary and government critic from delivering a lecture in the eastern Georgian town of Kvareli. On Sunday, around 20–30 members of Alt Info obstructed the car of professor Levan Berdzenishvili from reaching the offices of the EuroClub Kvareli Centre, where he was due to deliver a lecture on Georgian poet Ilia Chavchavadze. Berdzenishvili’s car was eventually turned away as, according to him and the organisers of the event, police did

Zurab Makharadze leading a gathering against the opening of Pride Week on 2 July 2021 in Tbilisi. Photo: Shota Kincha/OC Media.

Alt Info

Face of Georgian pro-Russian group Alt Info dropped as party leader

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Zurab Makharadze, who has long served as the face of the ultra-right-wing and pro-Russia Georgian group Alt Info, has been dropped as the chair of the group’s political wing, public documents reveal. On 11 April, the Georgian Public Registry approved the appointment of Giorgi Kardava to replace Makharadze as chair of the Conservative Movement, Alt Info’s political offshoot. The documents show that the party had applied to do so on 28 March. Makharadze has been the face of Alt Info, a violent