Politics

May 17, 2023

Public Defender: Rights Situation of LGBT+ People Remains Serious Problem

“Despite the existing legal guarantees and human rights protection mechanisms, the rights situation of LGBT+ people is still a serious problem in Georgia, especially access to health care, education, employment, freedom of assembly and expression in public space,”- reads the statement released by the Public Defender’s Office on May 17 on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

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May 17, 2023

Explainer | Do Flights to Russia Spell Trouble with the EU?

What happened? Moscow decided to abolish the visa regime and lift the ban on direct travel to Georgia as of 15 May

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May 12, 2023

US State Department Spokesperson Does not Exclude Sanctioning Companies at Georgian Airports Following Lifting of Flight Ban by Russia

Asked at a briefing on 11 May about Russia's lifting of visas and flight bans for Georgia, and whether "this could lead to Georgia circumventing sanctions [against Russia]", Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department said: “Many western countries including the U

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May 06, 2023

The Daily Beat: 5 May

Chair of the parliament’s foreign affairs committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, Nikoloz Samkharadze, said the Georgian Dream may pull out of the European socialists’ political family (PES) in response to the PES’s condemnation of prime minister Garibashvili’s participation in ultra-conservative CPAC gathering

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May 03, 2023

Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 2.7% in April

Georgia’s annual inflation rate amounted to 2

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May 02, 2023

The Daily Beat: 1 May

On Sunday, the ultra-conservative and pro-government movement “Here is Utsnobi” rallied on the republic square in Tbilisi, voicing anti-western, anti-LGBT, and anti-free-trade messages

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May 01, 2023

Veteran Georgia-Watchers Call on the U.S. to Appoint Presidential Envoy, Apply Sanctions

The veteran researchers and Georgia watchers from the U

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May 01, 2023

Ministry of Finance “Categorically” Denies Sanctions Evasion

The Georgian Ministry of Finance today responded to allegations by "some media sources" that Georgia is not complying with the sanctions’ regime against Russia

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April 28, 2023

Georgian Dream Slammed at UK Parliament Hearing on Georgia

The Member of UK Parliament Adam Holloway slammed the ruling Georgian Dream party as “a pro-Putin, pro-Russian group whose leadership risks Georgia becoming a Russian puppet in this critical area for global security

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April 20, 2023

Q&A | U.S. Sanctions on Judges: What’s Next?

In early April, the US State Department took an unprecedented decision against Georgia, sanctioning four Georgian judges

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April 14, 2023

The Daily Beat: 13 April

President Salome Zurabishvili postponed her much-anticipated visit to Strasbourg, where she was penciled in for a statement at the European Parliament on April 18

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April 12, 2023

The Daily Beat: 11 April

Civil society organizations issued a joint statement, urging the government to step up efforts to secure EU candidate status

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April 05, 2023

The Daily Beat: 4 April

A group of doctors invited by the public defender published a conclusion on Saakashvili’s health condition, noting the worrying deterioration of his medical records since their last visit in February

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April 04, 2023

The Daily Beat: 3 April

President Salome Zurabishvili arrived in Vilnius with an official visit, holding meetings with her Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nausėda and chairman of the Seimas, Victoria Chmilite-Nielsen

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April 03, 2023

Annual Inflation 5.3% in March

According to data published on April 3 by the National Statistics Service of Georgia, the annual inflation rate in March was 5

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April 03, 2023

Georgia’s Public Defender Appoints New Deputies

The Public Defender of Georgia, Levan Ioseliani, today announced the appointment of new Deputy Ombudsmen to his team

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March 30, 2023

One Detained for “Assaulting Police Officer and Damaging Property” during March 7-9 Rallies

The Georgian Interior Ministry reported on March 29 that police had arrested a man for "assaulting a police officer and damaging another person's property by setting it on fire" during the 7-9 March rallies against the ruling majority's "foreign agents" laws