Culture

September 30, 2025

127th Ergneti IPRM Meeting

The 127th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held on September 29 in the village of Ergneti, near the occupation line with Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region

Culture

September 12, 2025

US Breaks Ranks as 37 OSCE Participating States Chastise GD

37 OSCE member states issued a joint statement on Georgia, highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation, calling for the release of those "unjustly detained," and expressing regret over the Georgian Dream government's last-minute invitation to the ODIHR, which they said did not allow for "meaningful observation" of the upcoming local elections in Georgia, scheduled for October 4

Culture

February 28, 2025

EU Confirms Continuation of Educational Programs for Georgian Youth

The European Union will not suspend educational exchange and mobility programs for Georgian students, despite the suspension of funding for initiatives that directly benefit the Georgian government, the EU press office confirmed to IPN's special correspondent in Brussels

Culture

January 30, 2025

The Daily Beat: 29 January

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to delay the ratification of the full credentials of the Georgian delegation until specific conditions are met to restore Georgia's democratic path

Culture

January 28, 2025

PACE Debates Georgia, Discusses Critical Report on October 26 Elections

Georgia’s October parliamentary elections and the post-election events have been one of the central topics of discussion on the opening day of the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday, January 27

Culture

October 28, 2024

Georgian Opposition, Observers Collect Evidence to Reveal Alleged Vote Fraud Scheme

Georgian opposition parties and local election monitoring groups say they are working to gather evidence of a large-scale rigging scheme that allegedly led to the shock victory of the ruling Georgian Dream party in October's parliamentary elections

Culture

August 29, 2023

Opposition Reacts to EU Enlargement Plan Announced by Charles Michel

Opposition politicians have reacted to the announcement made by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, who said the European Union should be ready to accept new members by 2030, and the future members should be prepared, too

Culture

July 07, 2023

“Tbilisi Pride” Urges Citizens to Condemn Disinformation by Radical Groups

Tbilisi Pride, an NGO supporting the LGBTQ+ community, calls on the citizens " to denounce the violent threats made by radical groups against the Pride Festival" and not to believe the disinformation they are spreading

Culture

February 24, 2023

Ambassadors Degnan and Herczynski: it’s up to Georgian People What Future They Want

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said in a conversation with journalists on February 24, after attending the GFSIS event dedicated to Russia’s war in Ukraine, that after one year since the Russian invasion, Ukraine stands proud and independent, and that is “a reminder that we must all work as hard as we can, as the US has been for the last year, to restore peace to this region, to restore, respect for the sovereignty, for the importance of sovereign nations being able to maintain their independence and their freedom

Culture

February 25, 2022

Georgia Won’t Join Russia Sanctions, PM Says

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced today Tbilisi will not join international sanctions on Russia over its full-scale attack on Ukraine

Culture

December 07, 2021

Watchdog Says Government Neglects Anti-Corruption Reforms

The Government of Georgia “has no interest in carrying out anti-corruption reforms,” said the Transparency International Georgia, a local watchdog, in a report evaluating the implementation of the country's main anti-corruption law

Culture

June 21, 2019

Tbilisi’s (anti)Russian Sunrise

Since 2011, when a handful of students protested against President Mikheil Saakashvili’s brutal handling of ex-speaker Nino Burjanadze-led protests on May 26, I have participated in a few dozen or hundred protests of all types myself, and witnessed a lot more

Culture

May 21, 2019

The future of the Eastern Partnership

By Professor Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Following the European Union’s enlargement in 2004, countries situated across the EU’s eastern border have become its closest neighbours