Georgian Dream
Explainer | The 16 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’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
Georgia’s State Security Service again claims West plotted coup
Georgian Dream has repeatedly accused domestic and outside forces of plotting a coup.
Georgia
Georgian Public Defender justifies $1,800 fines for blocking roads during protests
Hundreds of people have been fined on various charges, including roadblocks, amid protests that began in November in Georgia.
Georgia
MP from Georgian Dream satellite party elected president of Rugby Union
Kacharava has been the member of the parliamentary majority already for the second time.
Georgia–EU Relations
Council of Europe says there is ‘rapid and dramatic democratic backsliding’ in Georgia
The Congress of the Council of Europe also adopted a memorandum recommending repressive Georgian legislation be repealed.
Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law
Kavelashvili withdraws Zourabichvili’s constitutional lawsuit against Georgia’s foreign agent law
Georgia’s fifth president Salome Zourabichvili originally submitted her suit to the court in July 2024.
Georgia–US Relations
US Senators reintroduce act to sanction Georgian officials
The bipartisan MEGOBARI Act was first introduced in May 2024 after Georgian Dream reintroduced its controversial foreign agent law.
