
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Georgian Dream proposes dropping fines and increasing jail sentences over protest violations
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze previously threatened a policy of ‘zero sympathy’ against the protest movement.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze previously threatened a policy of ‘zero sympathy’ against the protest movement.

A court found Anastasia Melnikova guilty of displaying the symbols of an ‘extremist organisation’.

The victim is a teammate of former mayor Hayk Marutyan.

Twenty-one Georgian online media outlets temporarily went offline on Wednesday in a campaign to raise awareness over press freedom in the country.

Nino Takhnishvili had been fined $74 for contempt of court for sitting down ‘too early’ after a judge entered the courtroom.

Joost Bosman has been covering the latest wave of anti-government protests in Georgia.

Rapper Akbar Novruzlu Epi was sentenced to a month in prison.