Georgia’s EU U-turn

The Georgian Government’s announcement on 28 November that they would not seek to open accession negotiations with the EU ‘until 2028’ has led to a crisis in the country.

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Individuals, including some identified as being employees of Tbilisi City Hall, clash with strikers in Tbilisi. Photo: screenshot from video/RFE/RL.

Georgia’s EU U-turn

Tbilisi City Hall confirms its employees involved in clash with strikers

by OC Media

•3 min read

During the general strike on Wednesday, a group of men, one with a baseball bat, attacked demonstrators.

Georgia’s EU U-turn

GYLA says Batumi police chief insulted Batumelebi director following arrest

by OC Media

•3 min read

According to RFE/RL, Amaghlobeli’s sentence was brought to the Court of Appeals on Wednesday.

McDonald’s employees on Rustaveli Avenue hold paper with the word ‘Strike’ outside a closed branch of the franchise on Rustaveli Avenue on 15 January 2025. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia’s EU U-turn

Businesses shutter in Georgia amidst 3-hour general strike

by OC Media

•3 min read

Thousands of employees walk out of their jobs demanding new and fair parliamentary elections.

Georgian opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia after being attacked at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi. Photo: social media.

Georgia’s EU U-turn

Georgian Dream members accused of attacking Gakharia and TI Georgia member in Batumi

by OC Media

•4 min read

Former PM Giorgi Gakharia and Transparency International employee Zviad Koridze were attacked 15 minutes apart in the same hotel.

Mzia Amaghlobeli in the courtroom. Photo: Facebook/Gela Mtivlishvili

Georgia

Court orders pretrial detention for Batumelebi and Netgazeti founder

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•5 min read

The Batumi Court approved the prosecutor's request for the media manager’s pretrial detention.

A protester uses their phone at a barricade in the early days of the anti-government and pro-EU protests in Tbilisi. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia’s EU U-turn

How social media has shaped Georgia’s protests

by Tamar Mchedlidze

•13 min read

Georgia’s protests have been marked by their decentralised nature, with social media platforms leading the charge and acting as the lifelines of the pro-EU and anti-government movement.