The ruling Georgian Dream party has agreed to introduce mandatory treatment as a form of punishment under the country’s Criminal Code, but only in exceptional cases, the party’s Executive Secretary Mamuka Mdinaradze announced. According to Mdinaradz...
Georgia’s Public Defender has described the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) report on the country’s new protest legislation as highly critical, highlighting concerns that the amendments contradict international human ...
The Georgian government has taken another step away from the European Union, according to European Parliament member Petras Auštrevičius, who criticized the latest prison sentence handed down to former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. “Tbilis...
The United States Ambassador to Georgia, Robin Dunnigan, on Monday met with the fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili. The meeting was confirmed by the press service of Zourabichvili, posting the meeting photo, though further details over...
Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili has visited New Delhi to participate in the esteemed Raisina Dialogue, an annual international conference organized by India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Thi...
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has proposed a legislative change that would extend current broadcast restrictions to online media and social networks. The initiative, discussed on Monday during a parliamentary session on sectoral economy and ...
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on Monday voiced concern over the recent arrests in Georgia during pro-European protests. Speaking to media in Brussels, Kallas emphasized the EU’s unease...
The “government of Bidzina Ivanishvili”, the founder and honorary chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, is aware that its public support has deteriorated significantly since October 26 general elections, Aleksi Petriashvili, a researcher at the R...
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has issued a legal opinion on Georgia’s newly adopted legislative amendments concerning assemblies and demonstrations. The assessment was conducted following a request from the Publ...
Levan Machavariani, Deputy Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has criticized the opposition for what he called “fascist” comments following a meeting between Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili and US Ambassador Robin Dunnigan. “There is n...
