
Georgia
Facing UK sanctions, Georgia’s Imedi announces plans to create its own bank
There has been speculation about how Georgian banks will handle their cooperation with the channels under sanctions.

There has been speculation about how Georgian banks will handle their cooperation with the channels under sanctions.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry sought to demand an explanation regarding the sanctions.

The main shareholder of the pro-government POSTV is MP Viktor Japaridze.

Leaders of Georgia’s ruling party strongly condemned the sanctions on Imedi and POSTV.

The two channels were sanctioned on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Georgia’s ruling party continued to accuse the BBC of falsehoods over the Tbilisi crackdown documentary.

The parents of 19-year-old Bella Culley paid a ₾500,000 ($185,000) fine as part of the plea deal that resulted in her release.