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Tbilisi Mayor poses with Aprika residents after demolishing squatter settlement

Activists and human rights advocates claim tackling unlawful constructions this way aggravates homelessness in Georgia’s capital.

Tbilisi Mayor poses with Aprika residents after demolishing squatter settlement

Activists and human rights advocates claim tackling unlawful constructions this way aggravates homelessness in Georgia’s capital.

Leader of Georgia’s largest opposition party announces retirement

Grigol Vashadze criticised the UNM leadership for an ‘absence of strategy’ and an inability and to learn from mistakes.

Leader of Georgia’s largest opposition party announces retirement

Grigol Vashadze criticised the UNM leadership for an ‘absence of strategy’ and an inability and to learn from mistakes.

Datablog | Georgian TV and the political framing of foreign actors

No matter their political stripes, TV channels in Georgia frame association with Russia as politically condemnatory and association with Western countries as praiseworthy. 

Datablog | Georgian TV and the political framing of foreign actors

By Mariam Kobaladze

No matter their political stripes, TV channels in Georgia frame association with Russia as politically condemnatory and association with Western countries as praiseworthy. 

Georgian election watchdog in hot water over parallel vote count error

ISFED has admitted that an error in their tabulation suggested the gap between the official vote count and theirs was larger than it really was.

Georgian election watchdog in hot water over parallel vote count error

ISFED has admitted that an error in their tabulation suggested the gap between the official vote count and theirs was larger than it really was.

Georgia’s new parliament opens without a single member of the opposition

Opposition groups have refused their parliamentary mandates, as negotiations with the ruling party are stuck in a deadlock. 

Georgia’s new parliament opens without a single member of the opposition

Opposition groups have refused their parliamentary mandates, as negotiations with the ruling party are stuck in a deadlock. 

Child marriage survivors in Georgia speak up about their experiences 

A group of survivors of child marriage have spoken out about their experinces and against the practice.

Child marriage survivors in Georgia speak up about their experiences 

A group of survivors of child marriage have spoken out about their experinces and against the practice.

Armenophobia: ‘the oldest form of xenophobia in Georgia’

From racist tropes about rich and greedy merchants to overblown fears of separatism, Georgia’s ethnic Armenians are frequently the targets of hate.

Armenophobia: ‘the oldest form of xenophobia in Georgia’

By Shota Kincha

From racist tropes about rich and greedy merchants to overblown fears of separatism, Georgia’s ethnic Armenians are frequently the targets of hate.

The never-ending lockdown for Radio Marneuli

Radio Marneuli has long complained of being ignored by the authorities; during the lockdown, this has created a dangerous information vacuum.

The never-ending lockdown for Radio Marneuli

By Tamuna Chkareuli

Radio Marneuli has long complained of being ignored by the authorities; during the lockdown, this has created a dangerous information vacuum.

Abkhazian flag arsonist sentenced to nine years in prison

Georgian citizen Irakli Bebua, 27, was convicted by a court in Gali District.

Abkhazian flag arsonist sentenced to nine years in prison

Georgian citizen Irakli Bebua, 27, was convicted by a court in Gali District.

Analysis | Georgia’s COVID-19 reproduction number bodes well for the lockdown

The virus’ effective reproduction number, ‘R’ dropped to 1.03 already before new lockdown measures were introduced. 

Analysis | Georgia’s COVID-19 reproduction number bodes well for the lockdown

By Lorenz Hilfiker

The virus’ effective reproduction number, ‘R’ dropped to 1.03 already before new lockdown measures were introduced.