Politics

January 10, 2025

Bundestag Parliamentary Groups: “We Stand Firmly by the Democrats in Georgia”

"We stand firmly by the democrats in Georgia and will continue to help Georgian civil society to lead the country back onto a democratic and European path," says the statement issued by spokespersons of German Bundestag's parliamentary groups

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January 08, 2025

Blinken: Democratic Backsliding in Georgia Deeply Concerning

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January 08, 2025

Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 1.9% in December 2024

Georgia’s annual inflation rate remained low at 1

Politics

January 08, 2025

GD Rails Against ‘Deep State’, ‘Global War Party’, Doubles Down on Conspirationism

On January 8, the political council of Georgian Dream released an extensive statement revisiting its tried-and-tested conspiracy theories and criticizing recent financial sanctions and visa restrictions imposed by Western countries on Georgian officials and politicians

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January 04, 2025

Helsinki Commission Leaders Reintroduce MEGOBARI Act in Congress

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January 01, 2025

Joe Wilson Urges Sanctions Against Ivanishvili’s Immediate Family and Cronies, “Dismantling of Sanction Evasion Schemes”

In a letter dated December 30, 2024 addressed to the Secretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Nominee Representative Michel Waltz, Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, Representative Joe Wilson urges them to extend sanctions already imposed on Bidzina Ivanishvili to his immediate family members and cronies as well as to dismantle "the Georgian sanctions evasion schemes

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December 29, 2024

Joint Statement by Baltic-Nordic Foreign Ministers on Situation in Georgia

The Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the irregularities reported ahead of and during the October 26 parliamentary elections in their joint statement issued on December 30

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December 29, 2024

Interview With Former Senior Official Reveals Systemic Violations in Ministry of Interior

Irakli Shaishmelashvili, the former Head of the Operational Planning Unit at the Interior Ministry’s Special Tasks Department, who resigned in early December and has since left the country for fear of reprisals against him and his family has given a revealing interview to the TV Pirveli on December 28

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December 28, 2024

2024 Ambassadorial Papers Over Crisis

On December 28, the Georgian ambassadors gathered for the traditional annual Ambassadorial conference

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December 24, 2024

Tear Gas, Violence, and Medals: HRW Slams GD Government Response to Protests

On December 24, Human Rights Watch, a leading international human rights watchdog has issued a statement raising alarm over the Georgian authorities' violent crackdown on pro-EU protests, and stressing the punitive nature of these actions

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December 24, 2024

The Daily Beat: 23 December

President Salome Zurabishvili released her video address to the Georgian public following a sabotaged attempt to address the crowd at a rally the day before

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December 17, 2024

Senator Cardin Calls for U.S. Magnitsky Sanctions on GD Over Brutal Crackdown on Protesters

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December 17, 2024

The Daily Beat: 16 December

The Christmas tree holiday lights in Tbilisi were turned on without a ceremony after the festive event was canceled by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze

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December 16, 2024

The Daily Beat: 15 December

On Sunday, Margus Tsahkna, Estonia’s Foreign Minister, announced additional sanctions against 14 Georgian officials and judges, including Irakli Kobakhidze, in response to the brutal and repressive regime targeting peaceful citizens

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December 14, 2024

Mikheil Kavelashvili Elected as President by College of GD MPs and Local Councilors

In a move that further widens Georgia’s deepening political divisions, former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected President of Georgia on December 14

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December 12, 2024

CoE MONEYVAL Releases Third Follow-Up Report

On December 11, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) released its third Enhanced Follow-up Report and Technical Compliance Re-Rating on Georgia, examining the country’s progress in addressing the technical compliance deficiencies identified in the September 2020 assessment and subsequent follow-up reports on its measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

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December 07, 2024

EC Report: Urgent Steps Needed to Avoid Activation of Visa Liberalizaiton Suspension Mechanism

The European Commission's Seventh Report to the European Parliament and the Council under the Visa Suspension Mechanism issued on December 7 says that in the light of recent developments in Georgia, consideration is being given to the possible activation of the visa suspension mechanism for certain categories of persons and that "Georgia needs to take further urgent action to address the Commission's recommendations" to avoid the possible activation of the suspension mechanism

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December 06, 2024

The Daily Beat: 5 December

Anti-Russia protests in Tbilisi and other cities across Georgia have continued for over a week, accompanied by police brutality, raids, searches, and the arrests of activists and opposition leaders