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  • Opposition parties split on strategy for next election

    TBILISI, July 15 – Georgia’s opposition says it is preparing for the next elections, but still has no clear common plan for how to take part. While most opposition parties are still sticking to a boycott of parliament despite winning seats in the last elections, the expectation is now that they will take part in…

  • Georgian film director wins defamation case against TV company

    TBILISI, July 15 – Georgian film director Goga Khaindrava has won a defamation case against the opposition-leaning TV channel Formula and says he will use the compensation money to create a fund for people who say they have been targeted by “media terror.” Tbilisi City Court ruled in Khaindrava’s favor on Tuesday, July 14. Judge…

Opinion

  • When good news breaks the script

    “Free the regime’s prisoners!” has been waved on posters and shouted through megaphones in Tbilisi for more than a year. Now, some of them could walk free if plea agreements announced by prosecutors are signed and given court approval. Seven people detained after the October 4, 2025 protest outside the presidential residence on Atoneli Street…

  • The double standard in May 26 coverage

    Georgia’s Independence Day saw two celebrations: the government’s and the opposition’s. But in Western media, and among Georgia’s own duck pond of grant-run outlets, the opposition’s evening event took center stage and was largely presented as a pro-European democracy rally. Euronews led with “thousands of protesters” marching through Tbilisi for a “pro-Europe rally.” JAMnews called…

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