Georgia
‘Sabotage’ case against Georgian opposition politicians moves forward
Some of the politicians involved in the case are already serving sentences in other cases.
Mamuka Khazaradze
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Georgia
Two Georgian opposition leaders ordered to pay almost $400,000 bail in sabotage case
Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze are the only opposition politicians targeted in the case who remain free.
Georgia
Georgia brings charges of sabotage against main opposition leaders
Some of those charged face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Georgia
Kavelashvili pardons two jailed opposition leaders, citing participation in municipal elections
Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze were arrested for boycotting a controversial parliamentary commission.
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Armenophobic attacks by pro-government media target Georgian opposition leader
Pro-government TV channel POSTV has launched a series of Armenophobic attacks against the chair of the Lelo party and leading figure in the broader Strong Georgia opposition alliance, Mamuka Khazaradze. On 11 October, POSTV released a video showing an unnamed reporter pressing Khazaradze with accusations that he was concealing his supposed Armenian heritage. The on-the-spot interview was evidently recorded on 10 October, when Khazaradze and Strong Georgia were holding a campaign event in Tel
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Two major opposition groups fail to unite ahead of Georgian elections
Five weeks before Georgia’s parliamentary elections, the For Georgia party, led by former Georgian Dream member and ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, announced that negotiations to join the Strong Georgia alliance had failed. On 19 September, the opposition For Georgia party reported that the three-day long negotiations to create a unified bloc with the Strong Georgia alliance had faltered. The announcement followed what appeared to be difficult negotiations between For Georgia’s chair, Gi
Anaklia Port
Belgian company wins tender for Anaklia Port
The Georgian government has announced Belgian company Jan De Nul as the winner of a tender for the development of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port in western Georgia. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Economy on Thursday, and confirmed by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. The Economy Ministry stated that Jan De Nul was one of four companies that applied for the tender, all of them ‘European’, with ‘the best international reputation’. In May, the ministry listed Jan De Nul, Boskalis,
