The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, has voiced strong concern over the detention of Georgian opposition leader Zurab Japaridzeas 'appalling and unjust,' calling it part of a broader authoritarian trend by the rul...
Norway has issued a warning over what it sees as a growing crackdown on political dissent in Georgia, directly accusing the Georgian authorities of targeting opposition leaders and undermining democratic norms. In a statement posted on social media,...
The British Embassy in Tbilisi has expressed deep concern over the pre-trial detention of Georgian opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, calling the move “a wholly disproportionate measure, aimed to intimidate and silence political opposition.” In a st...
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has warned that any outbreak of violence during the planned opposition rally on May 26 will be the responsibility of foreign diplomats and donor-backed organizations. Papuashvili said on Friday that the...
Georgia’s First Vice Speaker of Parliament, Gia Volski, has accused the European Union’s Ambassador in Tbilisi, Paweł Herczyński, of aligning himself with the country’s opposition, calling him the “political leader” of the United National Movement. ...
Georgian opposition leader Khatia Dekanoidze on Friday alleged that the government was holding discussions to more actively engage with the Russia-backed 3+3 regional cooperation format - a move she warned signaled a deepening pivot away from the cou...
Zurab Abashidze has been elected as the new Chairman of the Tbilisi City Council following a vote held during today’s council session. Abashidze received the backing of 26 Assembly members, securing the majority needed to assume the role. The posit...
A European Union diplomat was denied entry to Georgia earlier this week in an incident the EU Delegation has described as a violation of diplomatic protocols. Simon Vandenbroucke, a member of the EU Delegation to Georgia, was turned away at Tbilisi ...
Irakli Abesadze, the Founder of the Centre for Civil Involvement, on Friday claimed that the British Parliament was actively considering sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling party and its honorary chair. Speaking t...
President Mikheil Kavelashvili has sharply criticized the recently passed US MEGOBARI Act, calling it a politically motivated instrument designed to pressure the current Georgian government and promote government change. Speaking on Imedi TV, Kavelas...
