Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Hillary Clinton's visit to Georgia – what to expect

Kenneth S. Yalowitz is former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia.

Secretary of State Clinton’s visit to Georgia and the South Caucasus June 3-6 underscores both the importance of the region to the US and the pressing political and security issues in the Caucasus, which could involve the West, writes Kenneth S. Yalowitz, former U.S.

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The Glorious Lies – Where’s that “Georgia”, Mr. President?

Tedo Japaridze is former Foreign Minister of Georgia and an advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili.

The recently delivered speech by Michael Saakasvilli in Princeton University was a wholesome educational experience for every graduate in communication studies, writes Tedo Japaridze, former Foreign Minister of Georgia and an advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Those who

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So what about the NATO-Georgia relation?

Eka Gigauri is executive director of Transparency International Georgia.

On 11th of May Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty published an interview with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. It might not raise big interest amongst Georgian media if it would not be right before the NATO Summit on May 20-21, and the question about Georgia

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NGOs’ proposal: concrete step towards fair elections

Eka Gigauri is executive director of Transparency International Georgia.

Last week was remarkable due to the activities of a number of NGOs (such as TI Georgia, GYLA, ISFED, Coalition for Free Choice, Media Coalition and others), which several months ago started a civic movement called “This Affects You Too”, writes Eka Gigauri, executive

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Inefficient system for releasing prisoners due to illness

Tamta Mikeladze is a lawyer at Georgian Young Lawyer's Association.

Recent practice and statistics have revealed the extreme severity of the problem of inefficiency of the legal mechanisms that envision release of convicts from imprisonment due to their serious illness, writes Tamta Mikeladze, lawyer at Georgian Young Lawyers’

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Violence against journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Tamar Chugoshvili is leader of Georgian Young Lawyer's Association.

TBILISI, DFWatch – During several days, while the whole world was celebrating World Press Freedom Day, journalists have been violated, insulted, beaten or deprived of their cameras and belongings in Georgia, writes Tamar Chugoshvili, leader of Georgian Young Lawyer’s

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Disappearances inefficiently investigated by Georgia and Russia

Nino Jomarjidze is a lawyer at Georgian Young Lawyer's Association.

During and after the Russo-Georgia conflict in August 2008, there have been a lot of human rights violations committed by both parties in the conflict, such as unlawful and disproportionate use of force by the military, unlawful detention of persons, inhuman treatment,

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Major Aspects of the Public Service Reform

Levan Izoria is a lawyer at Georgian Development Research Institute.

One of the priority directions of Georgian Development Research Institute (GDRI) is the concept on public service reform, writes Levan Izoria, lawyer at the GDRI.

The aim of the given concept is to create a guarantees for the independence of the public servant. Until recently

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