Politics

June 02, 2025

Moscow Calling – June 2

The Russian media tried to stay mum about Ukraine's devastating hit on its strategic aviation, limiting its reaction to the Russian Ministry of Defence's ill-construed effort to downplay the attack

Politics

June 02, 2025

Public Defender Says FARA Not Inherently “Undemocratic”, Will Monitor Its Applicaiton

Public Defender Levan Ioseliani said the recently enacted Georgian version of the U

Politics

May 30, 2025

Moscow Calling – May 30

Russian Spies Chastise Serbia Enterprises of the Serbian military industry continue to supply ammunition to Kiev, contrary to Belgrade's declared neutrality in Russia's conflict with Ukraine

Politics

May 30, 2025

Opposition Politician Nika Melia Put in Pretrial Detention

The court placed Ahali party co-chair and Coalition for Change leader Nika Melia in pretrial detention on May 30 for refusing to pay the bail imposed after defying the summons of the Georgian Dream parliament’s temporary investigative commission

Politics

May 29, 2025

Opposition Leader Nika Melia Detained

Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the opposition Coalition for Change, was arrested on 29 May, his lawyer confirmed

Politics

May 29, 2025

Moscow Calling – May 28

The love-hate tango of the U

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May 21, 2025

German Ambassador Verbally Assaulted in Public Amid Ongoing Attacks from Georgian Dream

German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer was verbally attacked and sworn at by an alleged Georgian Dream supporter in Batumi on May 18, the embassy confirmed to Formula TV, after the ruling party’s propaganda channel POSTV aired a video of the man himself using obscene language and bragging about insulting the diplomat in public

Politics

May 21, 2025

Giorgi Tkemaladze Appointed Vice Mayor of Tbilisi

Giorgi Tkemaladze has been appointed Vice Mayor of Tbilisi, GD Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced during a briefing held on May 21

Politics

May 20, 2025

Three Georgian Citizens Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces

Three Georgian citizens were illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Khurvaleti in the Gori Municipality, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) reported on May 20

Politics

May 17, 2025

Putin Eases Russian Citizenship Process for Occupied Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Region Residents

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 17 signed a decree simplifying the procedure for granting Russian citizenship to residents of the occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ South Ossetia

Politics

May 17, 2025

MEP Attending Amaghlobeli’s Trial: This is Political Persecution

Lena Schilling, a member of the European Parliament from Austria (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance), who came to Georgia to attend the trial of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, director of Batumelebi/Netgazeti, sharply criticized the proceeding calling it “political persecution” and said the trial is a test for Georgia's European future

Politics

May 16, 2025

IDU Condemns GD Government, Urges Sanctions Against Ivanishvili

The International Democracy Union (IDU) adopted a resolution at a forum in Brussels on May 16, attended by 80 parties from around 60 countries, condemning the Georgian Dream government's continuing decline into authoritarianism, repression of civil society, and alignment with Russia

Politics

May 16, 2025

Russian Court Sentences Georgian Citizen to 14 Years for Fighting in Ukraine

On May 16, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced that a Russian court had sentenced Georgian citizen Tornike Goguadze to 14 years in prison in absentia for participating in combat operations in Ukraine "as a mercenary

Politics

May 14, 2025

Papuashvili Chronicles “Five Revolution Attempts” in Annual Report to GD Parliament

Georgian Dream parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili presented his annual report to the country's legislature on May 14

Politics

May 14, 2025

Domestic Reactions to Irakli Kobakhidze’s Open Letter to President Trump

On May 13, Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has addressed an open letter to U

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May 07, 2025

Georgia Pays More for Russian Gas Than for Azerbaijani for First Time in 18 Years

For the first time in 18 years, Georgia paid more for natural gas imports from Russia than from Azerbaijan during the first quarter of 2025, RFL-Tbilisi bureau said with reference to the Georgian Statistical Office

Politics

May 07, 2025

Political Reactions in Georgia to MEGOBARI Act

The U

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May 07, 2025

NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%

On May 7, the Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) decided to keep the key refinancing rate unchanged at 8,0%

Politics

May 03, 2025

TI-Georgia: GD Instrumentalizes Judiciary and Law Enforcement Bodies to Target Journalists

On World Press Freedom Day, Transparency International (TI) Georgia warned of an escalating trend of repression against journalists by Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party, citing the increasing instrumentalization of law enforcement and the judiciary as a key threat to media freedom

Politics

May 02, 2025

SSSG Arrests Foreign National Affiliated with Islamic State

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) reported on May 2 that it had detained a foreign national wanted under an Interpol Red Notice in the city of Rustavi