The US Congress has reportedly called for more sanctions on Ivanishvili’s circle, while no Georgian Dream officials have been invited to Trump’s inauguration.
On Tuesday, human rights defender Rufat Safarov was detained in Azerbaijan a week before he was set to be awarded the Human Rights Defender of the Year award by US State Secretary Antony Blinken. That day, Safarov’s lawyer, Elchin Sadigov, posted on Facebook that Safarov was accused of hooliganism and fraud resulting in major damage. Sadigov later posted a message written by Safarov, in which he explained that he was planning to visit the US two days after receiving his visa in order to acce
