TBILISI, October 7 – Jailed opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili says prisoners at Rustavi Prison staged a vigorous protest over the treatment of inmate Giorgi Davitadze, with windows smashed and several prisoners injuring themselves. Elisashvili, who is himself in prison, said Wednesday that unrest inside the facility lasted for several hours and was triggered by anger … Read more
TBILISI, October 7 – The European Parliament is to debate the ruling Georgian Dream party’s attempt to ban five opposition parties, with a resolution due for a vote on Thursday. The debate is formally titled “Attempts by the ruling Georgian Dream party to ban opposition parties in Georgia” and comes a day after Georgia’s Constitutional … Read more
TBILISI, October 4 – Germany’s ambassador says all four German political foundations operating in Georgia have been forced to suspend their activities, amid worsening relations between Tbilisi and Berlin. The foundations are the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with Germany’s Christian Democratic Union; the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, linked to the Free Democratic Party; the Heinrich Böll … Read more
TBILISI, October 4 – Candidates from Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party won all four municipal by-elections held on Saturday, according to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission. The votes were held in Vani, Dmanisi, Tsalka and Akhmeta to elect four majoritarian members of local municipal councils. A total of 2,225 voters were registered across … Read more
It’s become a shadow State Department that is undermining US foreign policy, particularly in Georgia Every government institution should periodically be asked a simple question: is it still performing the mission for which Congress created it? That principle has become a hallmark of the Trump administration. Through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the closing of … Read more