
Explainer | Why is the Georgian government comparing protesters to Naruto’s Akatsuki?
Georgian Dream is notorious for its creative names describing its critics — but why is it using a term from the anime Naruto to describe protesters?

Georgian Dream is notorious for its creative names describing its critics — but why is it using a term from the anime Naruto to describe protesters?

The rehabilitation of Tbilisi’s central avenue has been postponed several times.
Georgia is witnessing two historic events: a partial boycott and a ‘peaceful revolution’ announced by some opposition members.

Elene Khoshtaria was detained for writing ‘Russian Dream’ on the Tbilisi mayor’s campaign banner.

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has once again met with Khamzat Chimaev, a Chechen MMA fighter closely associated with Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov. As with the previous meeting in 2024, Kaladze and Chimaev met in Tbilisi. Footage of the meeting was shared on Instagram by Kaladze, who is also the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party. In the video, Kaladze is seen hugging Chimaev and another person, while the caption reads: ‘Welcome to Tbilisi, my brother’. The footage was likely fil

The two men are believed to be supporters of Georgian Dream.

Megi Diasamidze was detained while traveling to visit her family in the western coastal region of Adjara.