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Georgian Dream MP proposes dismissal of ‘destructive’ ambassadors from Georgia

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•3 min read

Georgian Dream MP Irakli Zarkua has proposed expelling foreign ambassadors critical of the Georgian government, with particular emphasis on German Ambassador Peter Fischer. Zarkua criticised foreign ambassadors on Tuesday while speaking to reporters in parliament. ‘This is my subjective opinion: ambassadors who are being destructive, replacing radicals and acting against the state, I believe they should be expelled’, he said, according to IPN . He first listed British Ambassador Gareth Ward a

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The UK summons Georgian Chargé d’Affaires over accusations of crackdown and democratic backsliding

by OC Media

•1 min read

London also took issue with the ruling Georgian Dream party’s ‘false claims’ levelled at the UK.

Mamuka Mdinaradze equated the international sanctions to the massacre carried out by Soviet troops in Tbilisi. Left: Official photo. Right: TASS

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UK imposes new sanctions on Georgia, which Georgian Dream compares to the 1989 Soviet massacre

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•5 min read

This is not the first time the UK has imposed sanctions on members of the Georgian government.

Georgia

UK imposes financial sanctions on two members of group locally known as Georgia’s ‘Clan of Judges’

by OC Media

•3 min read

In recent years, watchdogs have criticised what they say are close ties between the ruling Georgian Dream party and a ‘clan’ inside the judiciary.

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UK, US unveil new sanctions against Georgian officials responsible for violence against protesters

by Nate Ostiller

•3 min read

The sanctions targeted several key officials in charge of police and internal security, but did not extend to Georgian Dream politicians.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili with the Wardrop Baton during the eighth round of the dialogue at Lancaster House in 2023. Official image.

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UK suspends ‘strategic dialogue’ and defence talks with Georgia

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The UK has announced it has suspended a number dialogue formats with Georgia, citing the government’s anti-democratic actions. In an interview with the Georgian news agency IPN published on Tuesday, the British Ambassador to Georgia, Gareth Ward, said the move came in response to democratic backsliding and anti-Western rhetoric by the Georgian government. He said the UK had frozen the Wardrop Dialogue, an annual British-Georgian strategic dialogue format, cancelled high-level talks betwee

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Georgia rejects asylum request from family of detained Azerbaijani activist

by Aytan Farhadova

•2 min read

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Russian authorities charge Yangulbaev’s detained mother with assaulting prison guard

by Elizaveta Chukharova

•3 min read

Guram Macharashvili addressing the parliament on 12 December. Image: Parliament of Georgia

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Georgian Dream satellite party People’s Power will exit majority to create ‘healthy opposition’

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Georgia-UK Relations

Georgian Dream MP proposes dismissal of ‘destructive’ ambassadors from Georgia

The UK summons Georgian Chargé d’Affaires over accusations of crackdown and democratic backsliding

UK imposes new sanctions on Georgia, which Georgian Dream compares to the 1989 Soviet massacre

UK imposes financial sanctions on two members of group locally known as Georgia’s ‘Clan of Judges’

UK, US unveil new sanctions against Georgian officials responsible for violence against protesters

UK suspends ‘strategic dialogue’ and defence talks with Georgia

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