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European rights court slams Georgia over 2019 crackdown
TBILISI, December 11 – Europe’s human rights court has ruled that Georgia was responsible for several violations during and after the breakup of a riot in June, 2019 dubbed the “Gavrilov Night”. The court found Georgia at fault for excessive…
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Investors recognize Georgia’s peace path: Economy minister
TBILISI, December 13 – A major new UAE-linked project is proof that international investors regard Georgia as a stable and safe country to place their money in, according to Economy Minister…
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‘NGOs undermine democracy in Eastern Europe’
TBILISI, December 12 – Georgia’s parliament speaker blasted non-governmental organizations on Friday, describing the NGO system as a harmful export from the West to Eastern Europe’s fledgling democracies. Speaking on Friday,…
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Tbilisi lights main Christmas tree at new location
TBILISI, December 12 – Tbilisi flips the switch on its main Christmas tree on Friday night, opening the city’s New Year village at First Republic Square, a new location that comes…
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Georgia has the priciest eggs in its neighborhood
TBILISI, December 11 – A new global ranking of supermarket egg prices has put Georgia near the middle of the table but still at the top among its immediate neighbors. The…
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European rights court slams Georgia over 2019 crackdown
TBILISI, December 11 – Europe’s human rights court has ruled that Georgia was responsible for several violations during and after the breakup of a riot in June, 2019 dubbed the “Gavrilov…
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European liberals denounce Georgian opposition figure’s protest
TBILISI, December 11 – The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) on Wednesday denounced the actions of one of Georgia’s best-known opposition figures, who is currently in pre-trial detention…
NGO news
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Twenty-two Georgian NGO outlets hit back at major broadcaster
TBILISI, November 26 – Twenty-two Georgian online platforms have accused one of the country’s biggest broadcasters of spreading falsehoods in a recent television report. In a joint statement released Wednesday, the platforms said they have filed a complaint with Georgia’s media regulator, demanding that TV Imedi retract information aired in a recent investigative segment. The…
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Georgia’s new protest laws “abolish” freedom of assembly: Watchdog
TBILISI, November 4 – Tbilisi-based watchdog Transparency International Georgia (TIG) has sharply condemned the ruling Georgian Dream party’s latest amendments to Georgia’s protest laws, calling them “repressive” and a de facto abolition of citizens’ constitutional right to freedom of assembly. The group says the legal changes, adopted over the past two years, amount to a…
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Lawyers group warns new ruling party bill could erase political pluralism
TBILISI, October 16 – Georgia’s leading legal watchdog, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), has condemned a new legislative proposal from the ruling Georgian Dream party that would ban individuals linked to outlawed political parties from taking part in politics, calling it unconstitutional and contrary to international human rights standards. In a statement released Wednesday,…
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