Georgia
US-sanctioned Georgian riot police chief Kharazishvili resigns amidst Interior Ministry reshuffle
Zviad ‘Khareba’ Kharazishvili has been sanctioned by the US, UK, and Czechia.
Zviad ‘Khareba’ Kharazishvili
The infamous former head of the Special Tasks Division of Georgia’s police force, who has been implicated in leading a campaign of state violence against protesters.
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Georgia’s EU U-turn
Czechia sanctions Georgian police officials
Czechia is the latest country to sanction senior Interior Ministry officials for violently dispersing protests.
Georgia
Over 100 masked men, believed to be ‘linked to official’, raid gym in Tbilisi
The raid was reportedly part of a conflict between Interior Ministry official Zviad Kharazishvili and Kvemo Kartli’s Deputy Governor Giorgi Shinjikashvili.
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Concerns rise over US-sanctioned Georgian officer’s role in election security measures
Opposition politicians and civil society organisations have criticised Georgia’s Interior Ministry for tasking its riot police chief, Zviad (Khareba) Kharazishvili, with overseeing election safety, just two weeks after he was sanctioned by the US. On Tuesday, Tbilisi-based rights group Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) criticised the Interior Ministry for its plan to involve Kharazishvili in public safety measures for the 26 October vote. The office of Interior Minister Vakhtan
Alt Info
US sanctions four Georgian security officials and far-right extremists for ‘serious human rights abuses’
Washington has imposed financial sanctions against security officials and the leaders of Alt Info for undermining and suppressing the freedom of peaceful assembly in Georgia. They have additionally imposed travel sanctions on 60 others, including senior government officials. On Monday, the US Department of Treasury sanctioned the chief of the Interior Ministry’s Special Task Department, Zviad (Khareba) Kharazishvili, and his deputy Mileri Lagazauri. They also sanctioned the extremist far-ri
Democracy
US travel sanctions reportedly hit Georgian officials
Georgian media has reported that three Georgian Dream MPs and the head of Georgia’s Special Tasks Department were hit by US travel sanctions over their support of the foreign agent law and the authorities’ crackdown on protesters. MPs believed to be sanctioned include Georgian Dream’s parliamentary leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the chair of the parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee, Anri Okhanashvili, and Dimitri Samkharadze. On Tuesday, TV Pirveli reported that Zviad Kharazishvili, or Khare
