Freedom House has issued a public statement expressing concern over what it describes as escalating anti-democratic practices by the Georgian government, warning that recent actions undermine the country’s prospects for European Union integration. I...
The International Press Institute (IPI) issued a statement [https://ipi.media/georgia-urgent-action-required/] on June 30 expressing serious concern over what it describes as a worsening climate for media freedom in Georgia. The organization pointed ...
Elene Khoshtaria, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change and a prominent opposition politician in Georgia, has stated she will end her hunger strike if opposition parties agree not to participate in the upcoming local elections. She made the ...
A large-scale protest titled "Stand for Georgia" is set to take place today, June 29, at 20:00 on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. Demonstrators are expected to arrive in part by march, with Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili, scheduled to a...
Georgian fighter Ilia Topuria has claimed the UFC lightweight title, defeating [https://fb.watch/AwAz3oKiU-/] Brazil’s Charles Oliveira with a stunning first-round knockout in a highly anticipated championship bout. Topuria, already the former feath...
The international charitable foundation Natvris Khe, founded by Nino Surguladze, a world-renowed Georgian mezzo-soprano, is celebrating its 11th anniversary, according to an announcement published on the foundation’s official page. “11 years in serv...
Renowned operatic bass and civic activist Paata Burchuladze has publicly claimed that his Rustaveli Prize — one of Georgia's most prestigious cultural honors — has been frozen by the ruling party founder, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. Speaking to...
US Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker, Chair of the US Helsinki Commission, issued a joint statement [https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/release/ranking-member-shaheen-senator-wic...
The ruling Georgian Dream party has introduced a new legislative package that significantly restricts media access to court proceedings, including limitations on filming and photography inside courtrooms, corridors, and even courtyards. Under the cu...
The Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate has suspended a decree issued by the Diocese of Marneuli and Hujabi, which had banned Giorgi Shinjikashvili, former deputy governor of Kvemo Kartli, from receiving Holy Communion. The suspension was signed by Cathol...
