Ukraine’s parliament has voted to extend martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, as the country’s war with Russia enters its third year. In a session on Wednesday, 357 members of the Verkhovna Rada backed President Volodymyr Zelens...
Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, on Wednesday passed a controversial new law requiring government approval for all foreign grants directed toward civil society and media organizations, raising fresh concerns among human rights advocates and in...
A Georgian opposition activist has been sentenced to 12 days of administrative detention following his arrest during protests against halted EU integration outside the country’s parliament late last month. Gela Khasaia, a member of the opposition pa...
David Matikashvili, chairman of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules, on Wednesday responded to an article published by Radio Liberty, which reported that the EU was considering changes that could make it easier to revok...
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili on Wednesday accused external powers of applying double standards and meddling in the internal affairs of Georgia and Azerbaijan, during his first official foreign visit since taking office. “Unfortunately, re...
A senior Georgian lawmaker has called on the European Union’s ambassador to Georgia to publicly comment on allegations of torture and inhuman treatment during the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili. At a session of the Georgian Parliament’s temporary...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Moscow on 9 May to attend Russia’s annual Victory Day Parade, marking the Soviet Union’s triumph in the Second World War, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. Speaking at a press briefing...
The United States has lifted sanctions on Antal Rogan, a senior aide to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, citing a reassessment of foreign policy interests. Rogan, who has served as the head of Orbán’s cabinet since 2015, was sanctioned by the ...
A Georgian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a transgender woman in a high-profile case highlighting violence against the LGBTQ+ community. Beka Jaiani, 26, was found guilty on Wednesday by Tbilisi City Court of murdering...
Transparency International Georgia has raised serious concerns over what it describes as a sweeping campaign by the ruling Georgian Dream party to suppress dissent and tighten political control over the country’s public institutions. According to the...
