Reviews
Review | A Dog in Georgia — a journey that never finds its way
While promising a story of self-discovery amidst Georgia’s political turmoil, this novel instead makes Georgia feel more like a convenient backdrop.
Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law
The foreign agent law, dubbed the ‘Russian Law’, labels civil society or media organisations receiving funding from abroad ‘organisations carrying out the interests of a foreign power’. Such organisations are subject to monitoring every six months, which lawyers have warned could include forcing them to hand over internal communications and confidential sources.
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Georgia’s EU U-turn
Opinion | Georgia’s regime has given critics a choice: prison or exile
A new draconian legislative package that vaguely defines a ‘foreign grant’ is placing anyone tangentially related to politics at risk of imprisonment.
Georgian Dream
Explainer | The legislative changes that have shaped Georgia’s authoritarian slide
The sheer number of laws passed in recent months have overwhelmed observers and media outlets alike.
Georgia
ECHR accepts case of 19 Georgian journalists assaulted by police
The 19 journalists were injured by police officers during the 2023 foreign agent law protests.
Georgia
Georgian authorities launch first FARA probe, targeting prominent NGOs
Critics have repeatedly described the ‘Georgian version of FARA’ as a tool of repression.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Trust in NGOs in Georgia has grown increasingly polarised
Georgian Dream supporters are increasingly likely to distrust NGOs while those who trust the opposition have become more trusting.
Reviews
Review | Inner Blooming Springs — A Georgian diary of friendship and resistance
An ephemeral time capsule of the early foreign agent law protests showing intimate portraits of the young Georgians caught in their midst.
