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▪ Dispatch – October 12: Mist
▪ 44 Sent to Pre-Trial Detention Over October 4 Events, 2 Granted Bail
▪ Azerbaijan compels Putin to take responsibility for civilian jetliner shootdown incident
▪ Uzbekistan going all-in on AI
▪ Ex-UNM Minister Akhalaia Summoned for Questioning Over October 4 Events
▪ Three Arrested for Assaulting Polish Border Officers in Tbilisi
▪ Regulator Warns Broadcasters, Including Formula, Over Foreign Funding
▪ Number of Detainees Over October 4 Unrest Up to 44
▪ Ex-Prison Agency Official Arrested on Allegations of Staging Bachiashvili Beating
▪ Poet Zviad Ratiani Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Slapping Police Officer in Face
▪ Lukashenko Congratulates Georgian Dream on October 4 Local Elections
▪ Court Sends 13 People to Pretrial Detention Over October 4 Unrest in Tbilisi
▪ Shaheen, Risch Welcome Summoning of Georgian Ambassador, Say GD, Not U.S., Undermines Georgia’s Democracy
▪ Russian MFA Praises Georgia’s October 4 Vote, Accuses Western ‘Actors’ of Interference
▪ UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Occupied Georgian Regions by Consensus
▪ Armenia Frees Georgian Fighter After Refusing Extradition to Russia
▪ Number of Detainees Over October 4 Unrest Reaches 35
▪ ECtHR Finds Russia in Violation for Failing to Investigate Dutch Journalist’s Death in 2008 War
▪ Eurasian Economic Union planning operational changes
▪ Kobakhidze Accuses West of ‘Indirectly’ Backing ‘Overthrow and Violence’ After October 4 Unrest
▪ U.S. Confirms Requesting Meeting With Georgian Ambassador After Kobakhidze Denies Summoning
▪ Former Gldani Prison Chief Found Dead
▪ Police Arrest Four More Over October 4 Events, Bringing Total to 22
▪ Russia acting as “brake” on efforts to combat global warming – Greenpeace
▪ Feasibility study for trans-Caspian power line to be ready in 2026 – report
▪ EU Parliament Backs Easier Suspension of Visa-Free Travel Amid Concerns Over Georgia
▪ National Bank Says Georgia’s International Reserves Exceed $5.4 Billion by September
▪ Court Sends Five Organizers of October 4 Unrest to Pretrial Detention
▪ GD Says Expelling Ambassadors ‘Counterproductive’ as MFA Briefs Diplomats
▪ Kobakhidze Offers Reset With West, Threatens to End Rustaveli Protests
▪ Police Arrest 13 People Over October 4 Events, Vowing to Detain More
▪ Quick Hits #16: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ EBRD offers favorable economic outlook for Central Asian states
▪ Russia Feels its Worldview Vindicated by Tbilisi Events
▪ Anti-Corruption Bureau Targets Two Political Platforms Amid Wider Crackdown
▪ Georgian Dream Leaders Congratulate Czech Populist Andrej Babis on Election Win
▪ International Reactions to October 4 Elections
▪ EU’s Kallas, Kos Comment on Georgia’s Local Vote, Speak of ‘Extensive Crackdown on Dissent’
▪ SSSG Says It Dug Up Arms, Links It to October 4 Unrest, ‘Military Unit’ in Ukraine
▪ MIA Hints More Arrests Over October 4 Unrest, Warns to Treat Upcoming Rallies as ‘Continuation’
▪ CEC Results: GD Claims Sweeping Victory in All Municipalities in Partially Boycotted Race
▪ Sokhumi Detains Georgian National in Gali on ‘Espionage’ Charges
▪ Kobakhidze Doubles Down on the Narrative of Retribution
▪ Police Arrest October 4 Rally Organizers Following Election-Day Tensions
▪ CEC’s Preliminary Results: Georgian Dream Leads with 80.7% Nationwide
▪ MIA Launches Criminal Probe into Election-Day Unrest
▪ Polls Close in Municipal Vote with 40.93% Turnout
▪ GD Leadership Celebrates Victory, as Tensions Flare
▪ Georgian Ambassador Summoned to the U.S. State Department
▪ Burchuladze Leads National Assembly, Declares End of Government Legitimacy
▪ BREAKING: Rally Leader Moves to Occupy Presidential Palace
▪ CEC: Voter Turnout in Municipal Vote 33.46% at 17:00
▪ Several Lelo Candidates Quit Amid ‘Violent Change’ Claims, Which Party Dismisses
▪ CEC: Voter Turnout in Municipal Vote 28.22% at 15:00
▪ CEC: Voter Turnout in Municipal Vote 17,15% at 12:00
▪ CEC: Voter Turnout in Municipal Vote 7,85% at 10:00
▪ Live Updates: Local Elections and Protest
▪ Polls Open in Georgia’s Partially Boycotted Local Vote
▪ Two Young Activists Attacked, Injured in Tbilisi
▪ Low reservoir water levels mean tough winter for hydro-dependent Kyrgyzstan
▪ Armenia engaging all major players to build new nuclear plant
▪ Watchdogs: Ivanishvili-linked Lenders Shield Pro-Government TV Channels from Bankrupcy
▪ Kobakhidze Warns of ‘Harshest Response’ Ahead of October 4 Rally, Elections
▪ TI-Georgia: Georgian Dream Received 73% of All Donations in July–August
▪ Italian Journalist Giacomo Ferrara Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Anti-Corruption Bureau Expands Crackdown to Media, Activists
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 4.8% in September
▪ PACE Resolution Warns of Impending “One-Party Dictatorship”
▪ GIP, Georgia’s Key Think Tank, Halts Work Citing Repression, Loss of Mission
▪ Backgrounder: Georgia’s October 4 Half-Elections
▪ US-Uzbek business deals keep coming
▪ SSSG Chief Mdinaradze Talks October 4, ‘Radicals,’ Planned U.S. Visit in Interview With Imedi
▪ State Security Service Employee Found Dead in Adjara
▪ Kobakhidze Attends EPC Summit in Copenhagen
▪ Germany Summons Georgian Diplomat Over Attacks on Its Ambassador
▪ Swiss Photojournalist Gregor Sommer Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Opposition Member Gela Khasaia Remanded in Custody
▪ State Department human trafficking report notes slight improvement in some Central Asian states
▪ Georgian government announces plan to outlaw political opposition
▪ Report: Journalists in Georgia Faced 434 Incidents of Abuse in Past Year
▪ Who Will (Not) Observe October 4 Local Elections
▪ UNM Member Zviad Kuprava Arrested Over October 4 Calls
▪ GYLA Challenges Grants Law Empowering Anti-Corruption Bureau to Inspect CSOs
▪ Speaker Papuashvili: “EU is not a Saintly Alliance”
▪ Ivanishvili Rails Against ‘Traitors’, ‘Agents’, ‘Foreign Interests’ in GD Victory Anniversary Letter
▪ Armenian transit corridor making slow progress – Pashinyan
▪ Authorities Continue to Arrest Former State Contractors on Fraud Charges
▪ Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan expanding nuclear energy programs
▪ Op-Ed | No Benefit, No Spotlight: Trump Administration’s Georgia Policy
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 6.6% in August 2025
▪ Court Sentences Bachiashvili to 4.5 Years for Illegal Border Crossing
▪ Czechia Sanctions Five More Georgian Officials
▪ 127th Ergneti IPRM Meeting
▪ Opposition Girchi-More Freedom Member Gela Khasaia Arrested on Criminal Charges
▪ Quick Hits #15: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Parents of Jailed Bachiashvili Charged with Helping Launder Embezzled Funds
▪ Lelo Alleges ‘Pressure, Threats, Bribery’ After Candidates Withdraw in GD’s Favor
▪ Court Orders Mikheil Saakashvili to Pay GEL 9 Million Over ‘Jackets Case’
▪ Georgia Marks 32 Years Since the Fall of Sokhumi
▪ Europe is coming together to confront Russian aggression – Estonian foreign minister
▪ Kobakhidze Meets Chinese Ambassador
▪ US Congressman keeps finding ways to rattle Tbilisi
▪ Georgian Pro-Government TV Imedi Crew Denied Entry to Moldova
▪ Kavelashvili Says He Spoke With Trump About Restarting Relations at UN Dinner
▪ GD Government Administration Head Zhorzholiani Meets German Ambassador Fischer
▪ Kyrgyzstan to hold early parliamentary elections
▪ Kavelashvili Talks ‘Multipolar’ Order, ‘Ultimatums’, Peace, and Middle Corridor at UNGA
▪ GD Foreign Minister Botchorishvili Meets Belarusian Counterpart in New York
▪ Pro-Kremlin Blogger Patrick Lancaster Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ National Bank Says International Reserves Up by $1.5 billion in 2025
▪ Georgian Foreign Ministry Summons British Ambassador Gareth Ward
▪ Georgian Foreign Ministry Summons German Ambassador Peter Fischer
▪ CoE Delegation Visits Georgia Ahead of Local Elections
▪ Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process shows signs of progress
▪ Uzbekistan on track for WTO membership in 2026
▪ Melting Kara-Batkak Glacier highlights looming water woes
▪ Abkhazian Cultural Center Reportedly Opens in Seoul
▪ Missions of 26 European Countries, EU Condemn ‘Baseless, Damaging’ Accusations After GD’s Attacks
▪ Alternative Campaign of Georgia’s Prison Newspapers
▪ Trump touts deals with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan worth billions
▪ ‘Like herring in a tin:’ Central Asian states grapple with school overcrowding amid education reforms
▪ Irakli Beraia Appointed Head of Georgia’s Mission to NATO
▪ Alexandre Kartozia Appointed Ambassador to Germany
▪ Georgian FM Not Invited to EU Ministerial in Luxembourg
▪ Abkhazia’s De Facto Authorities Weigh Direct Sea Links with Syria
▪ Kavelashvili, Botchorishvili Attend 80th UN General Assembly in New York
▪ Number of Political Parties Running in 2025 Local Elections Down to 12
▪ Tajikistan heavily reliant on international financial institutions for infrastructure development - report
▪ Quick Hits #14: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Moscow Calling – September 22
▪ Dozens of CSOs Report New Inspections Under Amended Law on Grants
▪ Ivanishvili, Kobakhidze Host UAE Leader in Tbilisi
▪ Moscow Calling – September 20
▪ Serbia pairing with Hungary to make EU mischief and buttress Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
▪ Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan deemed twin hotbeds of innovation – global survey
▪ UK Sanctions Ex-Prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze, Ultra-Conservative Figure Levan Vasadze
▪ Police Releases Young Man Who Pulled Gun on Protesters
▪ GD Interior Minister Meets Western-Sanctioned Belarusian Official in China
▪ Moscow Calling – September 19
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 8.8% in January-August 2025
▪ Rep. Joe Wilson’s ‘Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition’ Amendment Adopted for State Department Bill
▪ Tajikistan gives and takes food assistance
▪ Georgian Dream tightening the screws on political environment
▪ Ukraine’s Embassy Denies Receiving Notice on Detained Citizens, SSSG Disputes
▪ Rustavi 2 Suspends Coverage of Gakharia’s Party, Demands Apology From Member
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up 7.3% in Q2 2025
▪ Moscow Calling – September 18
▪ GD Interior Minister Visits China
▪ Two more journalists jailed in Kyrgyzstan in fresh blow to press freedom
▪ Gazprom trying to squeeze Armenia
▪ Seven People, Including GD-Linked Figures, Arrested in Fake Alcohol, Cigarette Case
▪ Court Sets Bail for Elene Khoshtaria, But She Refuses to Pay
▪ Olympic Champion, Ex-Georgian Dream MP Zurab Zviadauri Arrested
▪ Georgia Clears Decades-Long Debts With Russia, Other Regional Creditors After Final Payments
▪ ‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev Placed in Extradition Custody in Georgia
▪ Moscow Calling – September 17
▪ GD Attacks Western Ambassadors After Pro-Gov’t Media Alleges Opposition Meetings
▪ Uzbekistan probing export options
▪ One Person Detained Over Alleged Scheme of Laundering up to $700 Million
▪ Georgia Anticipates October 4 Rally Amid Rising Tensions, Discontent
▪ Kazakhstan bolsters rapid response capabilities to potential security threats
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ Moscow Calling – September 16
▪ Teen Arrested For Pulling Gun on Protest Marchers
▪ Imedi TV Reports New Criminal Probe Into Protests, Points at Universities
▪ Quick Hits #13: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Exhausted and exasperated: my experience as an entry-refusenik at the Georgian border
▪ Simon Leviev, Known as ‘Tinder Swindler’, Detained in Batumi on Interpol Red Notice
▪ Moscow Calling – September 15
▪ MIA Probes Opposition’s Elene Khoshtaria Over ‘Damaging’ Kaladze Banner
▪ Monday Cable – September 15, 2025
▪ Court Sends UNM’s Khabeishvili to Pretrial Detention After Coup Incitement Charge Added, Sets Bail for Zodelava
▪ Moscow Calling – September 13
▪ Armenian transit corridor gets initial financial infusion
▪ Uzbekistan preparing to conduct first census in 37 years
▪ TI-Georgia: 308 Officials Declared GEL 22 Million in Gifts in One Year
▪ MIA Frees GD Activists Citing Lack of Evidence While Court Releases Anti-GD Activist on Bail
▪ Russian Couple Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Jail on Drug Charges Linked to Georgian Protests
▪ Georgia’s Security Service Reports on Ukrainian Detainees, Says they Acted Under Instructions from Kyiv
▪ Moscow Calling – September 12
▪ US Breaks Ranks as 37 OSCE Participating States Chastise GD
▪ Mzia Amaghlobeli Among Sakharov Prize Nominees
▪ Bishkek’s construction boom brings surge of construction injuries, deaths
▪ US congressional measure to punish Georgian Dream government at risk of failure
▪ Former Defense Minister Burchuladze Arrested on Abuse of Office, Money Laundering Charges
▪ CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Plans a Fact-Finding Mission
▪ U.S. Helsinki Commission Holds Hearing on Georgia’s “Anti-American Turn”
▪ UNM’s Levan Khabeishvili Detained
▪ SSSG: Two Ukrainians Arrested After Explosives Found in Truck
▪ GD Uncontested in Nearly Half of Municipalities for October 4 Vote
▪ Moscow Calling – September 11
▪ Nine International Groups Concerned Over GD’s ‘All-Out Assault’ on Civil Society, Call on EU for ‘Urgent’ Response
▪ Three Arrested in Melikishvili Avenue Probes, Including One for Damaging Kaladze Banner
▪ GD Deputy Defense Minister Participates in 30th Ramstein Group Online Meeting
▪ Kazakhstan’s president proposes creating a Ministry of Artificial Intelligence
▪ Uzbekistan vies for Trump visit as US president seems to float Kazakhstan trip
▪ Germany Rejects Papuashvili’s Accusations, Ruling Party Rhetoric Against Ambassador Fischer
▪ MP Volski Meets British Ambassador Gareth Ward
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan agree on water-electricity swap
▪ Moscow Calling – September 10
▪ CEC Hails ‘International Observers’ but Most are Obscure
▪ MIA Probes Property Damage After Kaladze Campaign Posters Defaced During Protest
▪ OSCE/ODIHR “will not be in a position”to Observe Local Elections
▪ Commentary: Need and loathing in Russia: unpacking the labor migration paradox
▪ Police to Probe September 8 Attacks as Campaign Violence After Georgian Dream Request
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ Gakharia’s Party Says Parliamentary Boycott Continues, Dismisses TV Imedi Report
▪ Moscow Calling – September 9
▪ Mzia Amaghlobeli Wins Free Media Award
▪ Quick Hits #12: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Protesters, Journalists Assaulted, Injured at Kaladze Campaign Office
▪ Georgian government defying European Union
▪ Monday Cable – September 8, 2025
▪ Geostat: Georgia’s FDI Down 12% in Q2 2025
▪ Georgian Fighter Held in Armenia Faces Extradition to Russia
▪ GD Cabinet Meets After Summer Break as Kobakhidze Touts Progress on Economy, Crime
▪ Moscow Calling – September 8
▪ Azerbaijani Journalism Student Enrolled in Tbilisi Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Kazakhstan wins arbitration case, escapes $34-billion claim
▪ Pro-Kremlin Group of Georgians Meets Head of Donetsk Occupation Authorities in Ukraine
▪ Moscow Calling – September 6
▪ Georgian Dream Finally Invites ODIHR to Observe Local Elections, But One Month Before Vote
▪ Trump corridor plan in Armenia reportedly taking step forward
▪ Two border shooting incidents in Central Asia pose tests for regional officials
▪ Key Member Quits Gakharia’s Party as Ex-PM Questions Parliament Boycott
▪ Police Detain 30 Over Links with ‘Thieves’ World’
▪ ECtHR Registers Joint Application Against Georgia’s FARA, Other Controversial Laws
▪ Eurobarometer Survey: 46% in EU Back Georgia’s Membership, 43% Against
▪ Khazaradze, Japaridze Say Kavelashvili’s Pardon ‘Manipulation’ as They Leave Prison
▪ Moscow Calling – September 5
▪ Kavelashvili Pardons Lelo/Strong Georgia’s Khazaradze, Japaridze Ahead of Local Vote
▪ Kazakhstan wins arbitration case, escapes $34 billion dollar claim
▪ Georgian Dream pushes alternate history to justify crackdown
▪ Georgia’s Visa-Free Report to EU Fails to Address Concerns, Brussels Source Tells RFE/RL
▪ Moscow Calling – September 4
▪ Police Chief at Center of Mzia Amaghlobeli Case Reassigned from Batumi Post
▪ Poll: 51% Blame GD, Ivanishvili if EU Visa-Free Travel is Lost
▪ Georgian Dream Bans Financial Crime Convicts From Leaving Country Until Damages Repaid
▪ Uzbek leader wants to expand nuclear cooperation with China
▪ The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the thin veneer of unity
▪ Nika Katsia Acquitted of Drug Charges in Third Not-Guilty Verdict Related to Ongoing Protests
▪ 11 Protesters Jailed for 2 Years Each on Charges of ‘Disrupting Public Order’ as Group
▪ GD Parliament Approves Mdinaradze as Georgia’s Security Chief
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 4.6% in August 2025
▪ Moscow Calling – August in Review
▪ Moscow Calling – September 3
▪ MIA: Police Detain Person With Firearm at Rustaveli Protest
▪ Activist Saba Skhvitaridze Jailed for Two Years over Confronting Police with No Insignia
▪ Tsulukiani Commission Presents 470-Page Report, Builds Case Against UNM, Others
▪ Armenia up, Georgia down in latest US survey of global rights practices
▪ Police Detain Sixteen Protesters at Rustaveli Avenue Rally
▪ GD Parliament Approves New Mandates of Gakharia’s Party as Ex-PM Calls Boycott ‘Mistake’
▪ Afghanistan: Taliban presiding over genocide of ethnic minority group – report
▪ Moscow Calling – September 2
▪ Tbilisi Court Jails Group of Eight Protesters over ‘Disrupting Public Order’
▪ Russian Citizen Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Jail on Serious Drug Charges Linked to Georgian Protests
▪ Georgians Brace for Loss as EU Visa-Free Deadline Passes
▪ Prosecutors Summon NGO Heads to Testify in ‘Sabotage’ Probe
▪ Moscow Calling – September 1
▪ Kavelashvili Regrets U.S. Passivity, Says ‘Deep State’ Still Calling Shots, in Open Letter to Trump
▪ EU Urges Georgia to ‘Immediately’ Unfreeze CSOs’ Bank Accounts
▪ Trump special rep having an extended stay in Tashkent
▪ Georgian Dream strikes at civil society, freezing NGO bank accounts
▪ International Reaction to Georgian Authorities Freezing CSOs’ Bank Accounts
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 6.5% in July 2025
▪ Georgian Dream Economy Minister Kvrivishvili Meets U.S. Envoy Purcell
▪ 18 Respitators, 20 Goggles: TV Imedi’s ‘Exclusives’ Air CSOs’ Spending in ‘Sabotage’ Probe
▪ Repression in Numbers
▪ Moscow Calling – August 28
▪ Azerbaijani leader touts Trump peace plan for the Caucasus
▪ Dispatch – August 27: Four and a half
▪ Moscow Calling – August 27
▪ Murder-suicide attempt in Tajikistan draws attention to domestic violence, mental health issues
▪ MIA: 12 Arrested on Prostitution Promotion Charges
▪ Examining the Kremlin – organized crime connection
▪ Girchi Nominates Its Leader Iago Khvichia as Tbilisi Mayoral Candidate
▪ Georgia’s FARA Would Cause ‘Grave and Unjustified’ Damage to Civil Society, CoE Body Warns
▪ Authorities Freeze Bank Accounts of Seven NGOs’ in ‘Sabotage’ Probe
▪ Moscow Calling – August 26
▪ Influential Iranian leader alleges Russian treachery
▪ World Bank seems to be having second thoughts about Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam
▪ Georgian Dream, Lelo/Gakharia’s Tbilisi Majoritarian Candidates for October 4 Local Vote
▪ Georgia’s Preliminary Census Data Finds Tenfold Jump in Permanent Foreign Residents in Decade
▪ ISFED: Election Law Changes Tilt October 4 Vote Further Toward Georgian Dream
▪ Moscow Calling – August 25
▪ Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir Visits Georgia
▪ Quick Hits #11: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Turkey breaks ground on its section of the TRIPP rail corridor
▪ Teen With Disability in Critical Condition After Rejections from Hospitals, Delayed Care
▪ National Bank Says International Reserves Up by $1.3 billion in 2025
▪ iFact: Russian Companies Continue to Win State Tenders in Georgia
▪ Mdinaradze Tapped New Security Service Chief After Okhanashvili Resigns
▪ Prison Agency Chief Resigns Amid Bachiashvili Beating Investigation
▪ Inspected CSOs Say FARA Doesn’t Apply to Them as They Refuse to Register
▪ Moscow Calling – August 22
▪ MIA: Over 1400 Arrested in Two Months on Drug Charges
▪ Protester Archil Museliantsi Jailed for Four Years As Court Rules He Damaged CCTV Camera
▪ Armenian-Azerbaijani peace plan threatens to dash Georgia’s Middle Corridor hopes
▪ 65 Ukrainians Stranded at Georgia-Russia Border Sent Home
▪ Daily Cable – August 22, 2025
▪ Moscow Calling – August 21
▪ Prison Agency Suspects Bachiashvili Acted in Concert with Prison Staff, Inmates, in His Beating
▪ Central Asian states stepping up efforts to tackle water-related challenges
▪ ISFED Says It Won’t Observe October 4 Local Elections with ‘Standard Mission’
▪ GD Politician in NYT Piece Thanks Russian ‘Peacekeepers’ in 2008 War
▪ Kazakh GDP per capita projected to outpace Russia’s once dominant economy amid wartime woes
▪ EPRC, Another NGO, Reports Being Inspected Under Georgian FARA
▪ Moscow Calling – August 20
▪ PACE Delegates Warn to Push for Georgia’s Expulsion from CoE over ‘Authoritarian Course’
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 10.3% in January-July 2025
▪ As Georgia’s electric vehicle market grows, China powers ahead
▪ Police Arrest 37 Across Georgia in Three Days Over Firearms, Ammunition
▪ Publika: Ex-Policeman Accused by Detainee of Rape Threats Is Tried on Separate Charges
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ UN Security Council Members Condemn Russia Actions on August War Anniversary
▪ Netherlands Suspends Rule-of-Law Training for Georgian Officials Over ‘Course of Authorities’
▪ Lelo/Strong Georgia, Gakharia’s For Georgia Name Irakli Kupradze as Joint Tbilisi Mayoral Candidate
▪ For Trump, August is a season for peace-making
▪ Two Rustaveli Avenue Protesters Charged With Group Violence Remanded in Custody
▪ Pro-GD Media Claims UK Trains Georgian Activists in Lithuania Ahead of Elections
▪ Car in Crimea Bridge Explosion Plot Crossed from Georgia, Russia Claims
▪ Police Arrests Two Rustaveli Avenue Protesters on Group Violence Charges
▪ Moscow Calling – August 16
▪ Moscow Calling – August 15
▪ Protester Davit Khomeriki Sentenced to 4.5 Years on Charges of Plotting Explosion
▪ As ban hangs over TikTok in U.S., Kyrgyzstan’s block isn’t going as planned
▪ Six CSOs Say They Are Inspected under Georgian FARA
▪ 22-Year Old Tedo Abramovi Acquitted of Heavy Drug Charges Linked to Protests
▪ Businessman Arrested over Contract Killing amid Concerns of Criminal Culture Resurgence
▪ Moscow Calling – August 14
▪ Russia Sentences Aleko Elisashvili to 6 Years in Prison in Absentia for Fighting in Ukraine
▪ Mikheil Kavelashvili Visits Turkey
▪ Kyiv Condemns Georgian Dream Exploiting War Images in Election Campaign
▪ Developing: Access Restricted to Several Georgian Online Outlets
▪ The Caucasus and Central Asia are well wired – survey
▪ U.S. State Department Report Reviews Georgia’s Human Rights Challenges in 2024
▪ Moscow Calling – August 13
▪ Georgian Dream Revives Controversial War vs. Peace Campaign Theme
▪ The fall of Kazakhstan’s philanthropy princess
▪ Pro-Government TV Channels Retain Lead in Ad Revenue in Q2 2025
▪ Moscow Calling – August 12
▪ Protester Anatoli Gigauri Sentenced to Two Years in Jail as Court Reduces Charges
▪ SJC Seeks Criminal Accountability of MIA Officials Over Late-2024 Protest Dispersals
▪ Georgian Dream Names 63 Mayoral Candidates for October Local Elections
▪ News analysis: Lots of obstacles still stand in way of Armenia-Azerbaijani peace
▪ 17 Parties Register for Local Elections
▪ Kobakhidze: UNM ‘Treason’ in August War Doesn’t Justify Russian Occupation
▪ Moscow Calling – August 11
▪ MIA Calls on Kyiv to ‘Immediately’ Ensure Return of Deportees Stranded at Russia-Georgia Border
▪ France Designates New Ambassador to Georgia
▪ Moscow Calling – August 9
▪ Georgia Reacts to U.S.-Brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal
▪ Trump brokers potentially game-changing deal with Armenia, Azerbaijan
▪ Activist Nino Datashvili Examined in Cell, Skipping Controversial Forced Psychiatric Transfer
▪ Two Protesters Each Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Jail on Molotov Cocktail Allegations
▪ On War Anniversary, Zakharova Calls for ‘Concrete Practical Steps’ from Tbilisi
▪ Moscow Calling – August 8
▪ Georgian Foreign Ministry Comments on 17th August War Anniversary
▪ Georgian Dream Officials Comment on War Anniversary
▪ Commentary: From an AI tax assistant to biometrics, Uzbekistan invests in digital services
▪ US losing ground to China in competition over Central Asia’s critical minerals
▪ New Georgian Ambassador Appointed to France
▪ Moscow Calling – August 7
▪ Politicians, International Partners Comment on August War Anniversary
▪ EU Condemns Mzia Amaghlobeli’s Arrest, Calls to Release ‘Unjustly Detained’
▪ Court case gives Georgian Dream a black eye
▪ Poland Intensifies Talks on Visa Restrictions for Georgia Over Security Concerns
▪ Doctor and Activist Acquitted of Drug Charges in First Not-Guilty Verdict Tied to Current Protests
▪ International and Domestic Reactions to Mzia Amaghlobeli’s Verdict
▪ Moscow Calling – August 6
▪ Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli Sentenced to Two Years in Jail as Court Reclassifies Charges
▪ Russia Prosecutes Opposition’s Aleko Elisashvili Over Fighting in Ukraine
▪ Dispatch – August 5: Love Thy Neighbour
▪ Moscow Calling – July in Review
▪ Unconfirmed report: White House to host Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders
▪ The silent crisis: Abortion and reproductive rights in Turkmenistan
▪ Kavelashvili Schedules Local Elections for October 4
▪ Liveblog: Resistance | Appeals Court Overturns Fine Against RFE/RL Journalist in Contempt Case
▪ Moscow Calling – August 5
▪ Georgia Not Invited to Informal EU Meeting in Denmark
▪ Georgia: Telephone justice faces test in prosecution of media executive
▪ Detained Activist’s Forced Psychiatric Examination Feared to Mimic Soviet Repressive Practices
▪ Quick Hits #10: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Tsulukiani’s Investigative Commission Wraps Up, Report Expected in September
▪ Mzia Amaghlobeli’s Verdict Expected on August 6 as Journalist Delivers Final Remarks
▪ Moscow Calling – August 4
▪ Another French Photojournalist Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Authorities Study Leasing Deal Between Khazaradze Family and German Ambassador
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 4.3% in July 2025
▪ Moscow Calling – August 2
▪ Court Grants Request for Detained Activist’s Involuntary Examination in Psychiatric Facility
▪ A Trump Bridge might still span Armenia, connecting Azerbaijan
▪ Two American Soldiers Injured During Agile Spirit Exercise in Georgia
▪ Kobakhidze to EU: Talk to Us Instead of Sending ‘Soviet Telegrams’ on Visa-Free Travel
▪ Moscow Calling – August 1
▪ Rosatom may whiff on Kazakh nuclear project due to financing yips
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 6.3% in June 2025
▪ Dutch Investor Loses Anaklia Port Arbitration Case
▪ Moscow Calling – July 31
▪ TI Georgia: Georgian Dream Donations in First Half of 2025 ‘Six Times’ Other Parties Combined
▪ As sanctions hamper Kyrgyz banking sector, crypto trading booms
▪ Russian business travelers are discovering Uzbekistan
▪ Georgian Dream Picks Kakha Kaladze to Seek Third Term as Tbilisi Mayor
▪ Security Service Arrests UNM Member Lasha Tsanava in Alleged Fraud Scheme
▪ Moscow Calling – July 30
▪ NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%
▪ Georgia: Turmoil roiling ruling party
▪ Detained Protesters Say They Are Promissed Pardon If They Apologize
▪ Trio of Turkmen opposition activists face deportation from Turkey as Ankara “indulges” Ashgabat
▪ Commentary: Azerbaijan tackles energy market reform
▪ Georgian Dream pushes back on EU’s visa-free travel ultimatum
▪ While Russia barks, Azerbaijan shows no fear of Moscow’s bite
▪ Gig economy gaining traction in Uzbekistan
▪ Provocative report states that “Trump Bridge” in Armenia is a done deal
▪ Armenia: Public opinion survey contains lots of warning signals for Pashinyan
▪ Are sticky fingers responsible for delays at Georgian customs checkpoints?
▪ A trans-Afghan railway chugs toward reality with new agreement
▪ Quick Hits #9: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ TI-Georgia Lists European Assets of GD Officials As Ruling Party Downplays Visa-Free Warnings
▪ Ivanishvili-Founded Cartu Bank Sues TV Pirveli for Saying He Still Owns It
▪ NBG Replenishes International Reserves as IMF Praises Georgia’s ‘Resilience’
▪ Abkhazia Detains Georgian Wanted by Russia
▪ Moscow Calling – July 29
▪ Russia Condemns Protest Against Its ‘Neutral’ Fencers in Tbilisi as ‘Russophobic Antics’
▪ Lithuania Sanctions Another 10 Georgian Citizens
▪ Georgian Dream Delegation Visits China
▪ Ex-Defense Ministry Officials, Ex-Minister’s Relative Arrested on Embezzlement Charges
▪ Georgia’s New Ambassador Presents Credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump
▪ Moscow Calling – July 26
▪ EU Condemns GD’s ‘Disinformation and Baseless Accusations,’ Attacks on Ambassador
▪ Batumi Protester Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail, Four Others Fined
▪ Georgia Hosts Agile Spirit 2025 Multinational Exercise
▪ Moscow Calling – July 25
▪ TI-Georgia Condemns ‘Lenient’ Penalty for Attack on Regional Manager
▪ Georgia Backs Invoking Moscow Mechanism Over Russia’s Abuse of Prisoners of War
▪ 17 Detained During Eviction Operation in Tbilisi’s Africa Settlement
▪ In Surprise Move, Prosecution Softens Charges Against Detained Activist
▪ Four Arrested amid Tensions as Dozens Are Evicted in Tbilisi Outskirts
▪ Moscow Calling – July 24
▪ Anna Dolidze Says Her For People Party Won’t Run in Local Elections
▪ Moscow Calling – July 23
▪ Tbilisi Hosts World Fencing Championship Featuring Russian Military-Affiliated Athletes
▪ Russia Sentences Georgian Citizen to 6.5 Years in Prison in Absentia for Fighting in Ukraine
▪ Georgian Dream Resignation Streak: Who Left and Why
▪ Dispatch – July 22: Play Dead
▪ Moscow Calling – July 22
▪ GD Deputy Defense Minister Participates in 29th Ramstein Group Online Meeting
▪ Bank Accounts of Opposition Droa Party, its Leader Elene Khoshtaria Frozen
▪ GD-Established Grants Agency Opens First Call for Applications
▪ 126th Ergneti IPRM Meeting
▪ Kobakhidze Downplays Concerns Over EU Visa-Free Suspension as Mere Fear of “Visa Lines”
▪ Georgian Patriarchate Slams EU’s Call to Repeal Anti-LGBT Law
▪ Moscow Calling – July 21
▪ Kobakhidze Thanks U.S. Intelligence Chief While Shrugging Off “Pro-Russian” Allegations
▪ Batumelebi Alleges Pressure as Authorities Seize Outlet’s Bank Accounts
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 12.8% in First Half of 2025
▪ Russia Eases Passport Issuance for Citizens in Occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali
▪ Number of Ukrainians Stranded at Georgia-Russia Border Grows as Tbilisi, Kyiv Say They Seek Solution
▪ EU Parliament: No EU Membership for Georgia until Changing Authoritarian Course
▪ Estonia Sanctions Additional 19 Georgian Officials
▪ NBG Denies Seeking SWIFT Alternative After Meeting With Chinese Payment System Head
▪ Moscow Calling – July 18
▪ UN Committee Blocks Georgia’s Court Order Seeking CSO Beneficiary Data
▪ Kobakhidze Says ‘Global War Party’ Uses EU Visa Threat to Open Second Front in Georgia
▪ Bakur Bakuradze Appointed Director of Rustavi 2, Replacing Vako Avaliani
▪ Protester Anri Kvaratskhelia Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Jail Over Molotov Cocktail Allegations
▪ Moscow Calling – July 17
▪ Poland Deports 27 Georgians Citing Security, Public Safety Threats
▪ Kobakhidze Says Visa-Free Travel “Not Existential” as Brussels Warns of Suspension
▪ Two Arrested in Batumi for Attempted Sale of Uranium
▪ Prosecutors Probe Critical Mtavari TV on Financial Misconduct
▪ EU Commission Letter to Tbilisi Warns of Visa-Free Suspension, Lists Recommendations
▪ iFact ‘Cosmodrome’ Investigation Finds Russian Couple Reported to Kremlin-Backed Foundation
▪ Moscow Calling – July 16
▪ Kobakhidze Claims ‘Corrupt’ Ex-GD Members Feed Information to Opposition
▪ UK Minister: We Continue to Keep Worsening Situation in Georgia Under Close Review
▪ Brussels Warns Consequences as EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Suspending Visa-Free for Georgia
▪ ECtHR Finds Georgia Violated Rights of Activists Over 2020 Firewood Arrests
▪ Moscow Calling – July 15
▪ French Ambassador Urges GD Government to Reverse Course in Farewell Speech
▪ Latvia Sanctions Another 55 Georgian Citizens
▪ Roof Overhang Collapse in Tbilisi Kills Two, Sparks City Hall Backlash
▪ Georgian Dream’s Ex-Officials and Business Associates in Hot Water
▪ Sokhumi Restricts Inheritance for Those Who Aided, Fought with Tbilisi during War
▪ Giorgi Bachiashvili Says He Was Beaten in Jail
▪ Moscow Calling – July 14
▪ Lelo, Gakharia’s For Georgia Agree to Cooperate for Local Elections
▪ GD Accuses EU, UK of ‘Deep State’ Rule As It Responds to European Criticism
▪ Sweden Summons Georgian Diplomat Over Human Rights Concerns
▪ Former American Diplomat and Expat Denied Entry into Georgia
▪ EU’s Kallas, 17 European FMs ‘Disturbed, Deeply Concerned’ Over Georgia’s ‘Deteriorating Situation’
▪ Prosecutors Revive Gavrilov’s Night Probe Citing 2024 ECtHR Ruling
▪ Moscow Calling – July 11
▪ Tbilisi Metro to Be Modernized with Chinese-Manufactured Cars
▪ Health of Protesting Chiatura Miners Worsens Amid Hunger Strike
▪ Moscow Calling – July 10
▪ 19-Year-Old Protester Saba Jikia Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Jail Over ‘Assaulting’ Police
▪ Interior Ministry Rejects Political Targeting in Drug Roundups
▪ Activist Jailed for Five Days Over “Insult” in Facebook Comment
▪ Moscow Calling – July 9
▪ EP Adopts Report on Georgia’s 2023–2024 Political Developments
▪ Police Take Activists for Drug Tests Amid Crackdown
▪ Official Arrested Over Rizhvadze Shooting Released on Bail
▪ Venice Commission Seeks Intervention in Georgia’s Foreign Agents Law Case at ECtHR
▪ Moscow Calling – July 8
▪ Russia Sentences Georgian Citizen to 14 Years in Absentia for Fighting in Ukraine
▪ ODIHR Regrets GD Government’s ‘Stated Intention’ Not to Invite Monitoring Mission
▪ Moscow Calling – June in Review
▪ Businessman Giorgi Ramishvili Released on Bail
▪ Prosecutors Charge Businessman Giorgi Ramishvili with Illegally Carrying Firearm
▪ Moscow Calling – July 7
▪ Georgia-Linked Activist Vahagn Chakhalyan Detained in Armenia
▪ U.S. Ambassador: GD Sent “Threatening, Insulting, Unserious” Letter to Trump Administration
▪ Adjara’s Ex-Government Head Rizhvadze in Hospital with Gunshot Wound, MIA Says
▪ Police Arrests Businessman Giorgi Ramishvili Over Carrying Firearm
▪ Moscow Calling – July 5
▪ Lelo/Strong Georgia to Run in October Local Elections
▪ GD President Says Ready to Pardon Jailed Opposition Leaders, if they Pledge to Participate in Local Elections
▪ Regulator Finds Violation in Channels Questioning GD Legitimacy, But Doesn’t Fine
▪ Moscow Calling – July 4
▪ Ex-Minister Okruashvili Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Defying Tsulukiani Commission
▪ Gakharia Defends Chorchana Checkpoint with Tsulukiani Commission, Alleges ‘Sabotage’
▪ OSCE PA Urges GD to De-escalate, Respect Freedoms, Return to EU Path
▪ Moscow Calling – July 3
▪ Protester Giorgi Mindadze Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail over ‘Assaulting’ Police
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 4.0% in June 2025
▪ Amb. Dunnigan Urges Vigilance, Praises U.S.-Georgia Ties in Farewell Speech
▪ GD Bans Drug Replacement Therapy, Psychotropic Imports for Private Sector
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ Moscow Calling – July 2
▪ GD Deputy Foreign Minister Attends Memorial Event at the Iranian Embassy
▪ New MP, Education Committee Chair in GD Parliament
▪ Failure to Pay Protest Fines to Lead to Detention for Repeat Acts
▪ Georgian Dream Grants Interior Ministry Authority to Inspect Foreigners’ Homes, Worplaces
▪ Georgian Dream Criminalizes Small Marijuana Possession
▪ Dozens Out of Foreign Ministry after First Phase of “Reorganization”
▪ Georgian Dream Parliament Terminates 12 Gakharia Party Mandates
▪ Moscow Calling – July 1
▪ UK Summons Georgian Diplomat, Protests GD’s Crackdown on Criticts
▪ Nika Gvaramia Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Defying Tsulukiani Commission
▪ Journalists Face Coverage Hurdles as Court Recording Ban Takes Effect
▪ Khoshtaria Ends Hunger Strike as Eight Parties Pledge to Boycott Local Election
▪ Photo Story | “Stand Up Georgia”: Protesters Hold Ground on Day 214 of Unrest
▪ Two Broadcasters Allege Political Motives Behind Levied Accounts
▪ Moscow Calling – June 30
▪ GD Education Minister Aleksandre Tsuladze Resigns
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 7.5% in May 2025
▪ Concerns Raised Over Eye Health of Jailed Mzia Amaghlobeli
▪ Moscow Calling – June 28
▪ 64th Round of Geneva International Discussions
▪ Elene Khoshtaria Goes On Hunger Strike as “New Form of Struggle”
▪ Moscow Calling – June 27
▪ U.S. Border Patrol Detains Georgian, Says He Is ‘Serious Public Threat’
▪ Nika Melia Sentenced to Eight Months for Defying Tsulukiani Commission
▪ Givi Targamadze Sentenced to Seven Months for Defying Tsulukiani Commission
▪ MIA: Six Detained As Part of Illegal Immigration Checks
▪ Sanctions Cast Shadow on Friendship, Botchorishvili Tells British Ambassador in Meeting
▪ Moscow Calling – June 26
▪ Sokhumi De Facto Foreign Minister Visits Syria Amid Calls to Reverse Recognition
▪ Georgian Population 3.9 Million in 2024, Geostat Preliminary Data Says
▪ Moscow Calling – June 25
▪ Opposition Politicians Jailed – International Reactions
▪ GD to Redefine Defamation, Target Speech in Public and Online
▪ GD to Restrict Media Coverage in Courts, Double Judges’ Salaries
▪ Giorgi Vashadze Sentenced to Seven Months for Defying GD Commission
▪ Moscow Calling – June 24
▪ Poet Zviad Ratiani Detained, MIA Says for Assaulting Police Officer
▪ Dispatch – June 24: The Newspaper
▪ GD Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili Removed, Replaced by Mariam Kvrivishvili
▪ Foreign Trade Up 13.3% in January-May 2025
▪ ISFED Says It Also Received Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Inspection Order
▪ Badri Japaridze Sentenced to Eight Months in Jail in Third Verdict for Defying GD Commission
▪ Moscow Calling – June 23
▪ Two Hospitalized after Car Drives into Protesters in Tbilisi
▪ Mamuka Khazaradze Sentenced to Eight Months in Jail in Second Verdict for Defying GD Commission
▪ Zurab Japaridze Sentenced to Seven Months in Jail in First Verdict for Defying GD Commission
▪ Ex-Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze Arrested on Corruption-Related Charges
▪ Activist Arrested Over Alleged Assault on Bailiff Remanded in Custody
▪ Two More Organizations Report Being Inspected by Anti-Corruption Bureau
▪ Prosecutors File New Charge Against Nika Melia
▪ Activist Detained Over Alleged Assault on Bailiff at Tbilisi Court
▪ Moscow Calling – June 19
▪ European Parliament Debates Media Freedom in Georgia, Detained Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 9.8% in Q1’25
▪ European Parliament Demands Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli’s ‘Immediate’ and ‘Unconditional’ Release
▪ Jailed Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli Fined Twice on Single Incident
▪ Moscow Calling – June 18
▪ Opposition Leaders Resummoned by Georgian Dream’s Investigative Commission
▪ NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%
▪ Giorgi Gvarakidze Named Candidate for Prosecutor General
▪ Kobakhidze Says ODIHR Monitoring of Local Elections ‘Unnecessary’
▪ Court Bombards Critics with Fines over Facebook Posts ‘Insulting’ Ruling Party MPs
▪ Moscow Calling – June 17
▪ British Embassy Rejects GD’s Accusations of Funding ‘Propaganda and Extremism,’ Urges Invitation of ODIHR Observers
▪ Five Organizations Report Being Inspected Under “Russian Laws”
▪ Liveblog: Resistance | Day 202: Rustaveli Avenue Blocked to Traffic
▪ Treason or Opportunity – Opposition Squabbles over Municipal Elections
▪ Abuse Allegations as Man Dies After Police Custody
▪ Georgian Dream to Abolish National Security Council
▪ GD Foreign Minister Meets State Department’s Senior Advisor
▪ From Georgia with Love
▪ Gakharia in Prosecution Crosshairs Over 2019 Chorchana Tensions
▪ Moscow Calling – June 14
▪ Moscow Calling – June 13
▪ Kobakhidze, GD Ministers, Visit Hungary
▪ Public Defender: Justice Ministry Ends Prisoners’ Full-Body Strip Searches
▪ Investigation Launched Into Alleged Interference with POSTV Journalist’s Work
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ Moscow Calling – June 12
▪ 125th Ergneti IPRM Meeting
▪ Court Sends Third Opposition Leader, Nika Gvaramia, to Detention Over Boycotting GD Commission
▪ Mate Devidze Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Jail
▪ Armenia achieves AI breakthrough in efforts to establish innovation hub
▪ EU Ambassador: Majority of Member States Against Georgia’s Visa-Free Suspension
▪ ODIHR: We Have Not Received Invitation to Observe Local Elections in Georgia
▪ Salome Zurabishvili Fined for “Blocking Road”
▪ Politicians, Journalists, Activists Summoned to Court Over Social Media “Insults” to GD MPs
▪ The Daily Beat: 11 June
▪ Moscow Calling – June 11
▪ Polish PM Tusk Says his Government Pushes EU to Suspend or Limit Georgia’s Visa-Free Travel
▪ Ashgabat fires back at US partial travel ban on Turkmen citizens
▪ Drastic drop in import-export of diamonds and gold dents Armenia’s trade turnover
▪ In Kyrgyzstan’s Osh, Lenin statue goes 34 years after Soviet collapse
▪ MIA Probes Alleged Assault on Bailiff by Activist Dragged out of Court
▪ Giorgi Jincharadze Approved as Head of Abkhazia’s Government-in-Exile
▪ GD Lawmakers Bicker with Ombusman in Parliament
▪ Activist Temur Katamadze Forcibly Expelled to Turkey
▪ British Embassy Cancels Planned Grants Citing “Uncertainty” Over New Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 10 June
▪ Moscow Calling – June 10
▪ As Eurasia leans into authoritarianism, labor rights suffer – report
▪ 21 Foreign Nationals Expelled from Georgia
▪ 7 Arrested for Drug-Related Crimes
▪ TASS: Russian Detained in Sokhumi Over ‘Espionage’ for Ukraine, Possible Terrorist Plot
▪ GD Parliament Further Amends Law on Grants
▪ Khatia Tsilosani Named as Georgia’s Permanent Representative to CoE
▪ Tamar Taliashvili Named as Georgia’s New Ambassador to U.S.
▪ Notorious Zviad ‘Khareba’ Kharazishvili No Longer Head of MIA Special Tasks Department
▪ The Daily Beat: 9 June
▪ Interior Ministry Undergoes Major Reshuffle
▪ Uzbek national team is Central Asia’s first to qualify for the World Cup tournament
▪ Bachiashvili Claims Security Service Chief Was Aboard Plane Used in His Alleged Abduction to Georgia
▪ Quick Hits #3: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ The Uzbek squad is Central Asia’s first to qualify for the World Cup finals
▪ Geostat: Georgia’s FDI Falls 7.7% in Q1 2025
▪ GID Co-Chairs Visit Georgia
▪ Moscow Calling – June 9
▪ Inclusive Education Division, MFA’s Diplomatic Training Institute to be Abolished
▪ Bishop Alleges Senior Government Official Plotted to Kill Him
▪ UNM Leader Says Her Husband Abducted, Forced to Apologize to Ivanishvili’s Son
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 June
▪ Dispatch – June 7: Story of Us, Colorized
▪ China moving into debt-collection mode
▪ Central Asia’s agricultural sector facing heat this coming growing season
▪ Georgian Dream to Sue Critics Over “Insults” on Social Media
▪ Two Georgian Citizens Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ Activist Sent to Ten-Day Detention Amid Claims Arrest Linked to GD Flag Burning
▪ Moscow Calling – June 6
▪ National Center for Disease Control Has Director After Three Years
▪ Anna Dolidze’s For People Leaves Lelo-Led Strong Georgia Coalition
▪ The Daily Beat: 5 June
▪ Russian Intelligence Accuses UK of Plotting to Oust Georgian Dream
▪ Moscow Calling – June 5
▪ Uzbekistan: Government efforts to widen access to pre-school care boost female share of labor force
▪ Georgian Dream is breaking down the opposition, leader by leader
▪ The Daily Beat: 4 June
▪ U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Robin Dunnigan Announces Retirement
▪ GD Deputy Defense Minister Attends 28th Ramstein Group Meeting
▪ GRECO 2024 Report Assesses Georgia’s Implementation of Anti-Corruption Reforms
▪ Moscow Calling – June 4
▪ Albania punching above its diplomatic weight class in efforts to contain Russian aggression
▪ Armenian prime minister picks fight with church
▪ Kids of Central Asian leaders make their Moscow debuts
▪ NATO, EU Information Center to be Abolished, MFA Says It Will Join Ministry
▪ Surprising Eurobarometer Survey was Fielded by GORBI in Georgia
▪ EP’s Foreign Affairs Committee Calls for Targeted Sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili
▪ UN General Assembly Passes Georgia IDP Resolution
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 June
▪ Chief Auditor Bumped to Deputy Finance Minister
▪ Moscow Calling – June 3
▪ EU Parliament’s DROI Meeting Discusses Tbilisi Trip, Hears Georgian Speakers
▪ Central Asian states are sharing water resources
▪ Washington giving the Caucasus lots of diplomatic attention
▪ NATO PA Suspends Interparliamentary Council with Georgia, Cuts Delegation’s Privileges
▪ Gunba: Russia to Build ‘Logistical Support Facility’, Not Naval Base, in Abkhazia
▪ The Daily Beat: 2 June
▪ Georgian Dream Goes After Critical Channels Over Use of Language
▪ Commissioner Kos: Georgia ‘Reminder’ of Setbacks on EU Path
▪ Olisov to Represent Russian Diplomatic Interests in Georgia
▪ News Analysis: The mad scramble for Central Asia’s resources needs a plan
▪ Public Defender Says FARA Not Inherently “Undemocratic”, Will Monitor Its Applicaiton
▪ Moscow Calling – June 2
▪ Court Jails Two for Three Years for Camera Damage During Protests
▪ Head of Abkhazia’s Government-in-Exile Resigns
▪ Quick Hits #2: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ 31 Foreign Nationals Expelled from Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 1 June
▪ Brussels: Georgia’s FARA “Serious Setback” for Democracy
▪ Georgian Dream’s FARA Takes Effect
▪ Court Sends Students to 12-Day Detention for Allegedly Insulting MP
▪ Moscow Calling – May 30
▪ Taliban: Making an investment pitch
▪ Opposition Politicial Nika Melia Put in Pretrial Detention
▪ Opposition Calls Nika Melia’s Detention “Abduction,” Draws Condemnation Abroad
▪ Senator Steve Daines Visits Georgia
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 7.5% in April 2025
▪ The Daily Beat: 29 May
▪ Georgian Airways Role in Alleged Abduction Questioned
▪ Opposition Leader Nika Melia Detained
▪ Kazakhstan wants to lead a middle-power rebalancing of global order
▪ Kyrgyzstan ups judicial transparency amid spate of closed-door hearings
▪ Polish and French Embassies Warn Their Citizens of Entry Risks to Georgia
▪ Moscow Calling – May 28
▪ EC and HR/VP Issue Joint Communication on EU’s Strategic Approach to the Black Sea Region
▪ The Daily Beat: 28 May
▪ GD FM Botchorishvili Meets UNDP’s Ivana Živković
▪ GD PM Kobakhidze Visits Hungary to Participate in CPAC
▪ The forecast calls for a warm peace for Armenia and Azerbaijan
▪ U.S. Embassy: Ivanishvili Refused to Meet Ambassador Dunnigan Over Trump Administration Message
▪ Ivanishvili Says Sanctions, “Blackmail” Behind His Refusal to Meet U.S. Diplomat
▪ China angling to elbow Russia out of Kazakh nuclear power station contract
▪ Kobakhidze Appoints New Interior Minister
▪ The Daily Beat: 27 May
▪ GD-Elected President Says He Received Congratulatory Letter from President Trump
▪ Journalists Launch Movement Demanding Release of Mzia Amaghlobeli
▪ GD Interior Minister Gomelauri Resigns
▪ Moscow Calling – May 27
▪ Editor’s Letter
▪ Photo Story | Georgia’s Independence Day, May 26, 2025
▪ GD Parliament Extends Mandate of UNM Investigative Commission
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ New Member of Georgia’s Supreme Court Elected
▪ CoE Commissioner Urges Georgia to Curb Police Abuse, Revise Legislative Changes
▪ Is Georgia doing Russia’s dirty work to make Armenia pay?
▪ Central Asian states ready to meet rising global demand for critical minerals
▪ U.S. Defense Intelligence Says GD Enabled Russia to Increase Its Influence in Georgia
▪ Former Ivanishvili Aide Giorgi Bachiashvili Arrested
▪ Moscow Calling – May 26
▪ Quick Hits: A roundup of recent developments in the Caucasus and Central Asia
▪ Georgians Celebrate Independence Day
▪ International Partners Congratulate Georgia on Independence Day
▪ The Daily Beat: 25 May
▪ Amnesty International: Women Protesters Targeted with Gender-Based Violence
▪ Georgian National Accused of Hate Crime Plot Extradited from Moldova to U.S.
▪ RSF: British Journalist Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Armenian officials extend tax filing deadline amid snafus with the system
▪ Uzbekistan looks to introduce visa-free travel for American tourists
▪ Tbilisi City Assembly Elects New Chair
▪ Public Defender’s Office Opposes Move to Dismantle Special Investigation Service
▪ Zurab Japaridze’s Jailing – Reactions from Abroad
▪ EU Delegation Member Denied Entry at Georgia’s Border
▪ The Daily Beat: 21 May
▪ Opposition Reacts to Zurab Japaridze’s Jailing
▪ Looking at the implications of India’s rising profile in the South Caucasus
▪ GYLA Challenges FARA in Constitutional Court
▪ Opposition Politician Zurab Japaridze Put in Pretrial Detention
▪ 15 Foreign Nationals Expelled from Georgia
▪ Tbilisi Scrambles to Downplay Secretary Rubio’s “Anti-American Government” Remarks
▪ U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Calls Georgian Dream an “Anti-American Government”, Warns of Consequences
▪ Tajikistan faces uphill climb to wire the country
▪ Turkmen labor migrants turning elsewhere as Turkey is less welcoming
▪ GYLA: Rejection to Appear Before GD Commission Cannot Be Qualified as Criminal Offense
▪ Giorgi Tkemaladze Appointed Vice Mayor of Tbilisi
▪ Lithuanian FM Warns Against Normalizing Ties with GD Government Amid Democratic Decline
▪ German Ambassador Verbally Assaulted in Public, Amid Ongoing Attacks from Georgian Dream
▪ The Daily Beat: 20 May
▪ The rise and fall of U.S. international broadcasting
▪ New Ambassadors Appointed to Italy and Hungary
▪ Georgian Intelligence to Be Absorbed by State Security Service
▪ Conscription and Recruitment Agency to Merge with Defense Forces During War
▪ Three Georgian Citizens Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ Op-Ed | “Georgian Manganese” Justifies Layoffs with Losses. This Does Not Align with Facts.
▪ Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report
▪ Armenia denying existence of peace treaty provision to close Russian military base
▪ Dispatch – May 20: May Saints
▪ Georgia Hands Over Suspects in Transnational Trafficking Case to French Authorities
▪ The Daily Beat: 19 May
▪ EU Forecasts Georgia’s Economic Growth in 2025-2026
▪ Activist Attacked by GD MPs in Abu Dhabi Says His Georgian Citizenship Was Revoked
▪ GPB Dismisses ‘Real Space’ Staff After Refusal to Accept Reassignments
▪ Georgian government’s ‘deep state’ bromance with Trump remains unrequited
▪ Foreign Trade Up 15.3% in January-April 2025
▪ Photo Story | “We Are Watching You!”
▪ China filling void left by USAID’s dismantling
▪ Special Investigation Service to Fold Into Prosecutor’s Office
▪ ComCom: TV Imedi Leads Georgia’s Ad Market in Q1 2025
▪ The Daily Beat: 18 May
▪ Religious, Conservative Groups Mark ‘Family Purity Day’
▪ Congressman Wilson Urges Syria to Revoke Recognition of Georgia’s Occupied Regions
▪ MEP Attending Amaghlobeli’s Trial: This is Political Persecution
▪ Putin Eases Russian Citizenship Process for Occupied Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Region Residents
▪ IDU Condemns GD Government, Urges Sanctions Against Ivanishvili
▪ Kobakhidze Attends EPC Summit in Albania, Meets Orbán, Fico, Vučić
▪ Russian Court Sentences Georgian Citizen to 14 Years for Fighting in Ukraine
▪ MEP Attends Mzia Amaghlobeli Court Hearing in Batumi, Says “Europe is Watching”
▪ What Does GD Ideologue’s Letter Bode for GD Diplomatic Missions?
▪ Georgia: Watchdog groups document systematic government abuses
▪ Azerbaijan: ‘Great Return’ numbers not looking so good
▪ CSOs Report Reveals Human Rights Crisis in Georgia Following 2024 Elections
▪ UNWTO Secretary General Says GD Refused His Bid Over Hiring Critical Ex-Ambassador
▪ The Daily Beat: 15 May
▪ U.S., European Lawmakers Urge Portugal to Bar GD Officials From OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Session
▪ Germany Calls on Georgian Dream to End False Narratives, Cease Attacks on Ambassador
▪ United States has image problem in Central Asia
▪ Salome Zurabishvili: GD Launched New Wave of Repression Against Politicians
▪ Hail to the victors! Turkmen football team secures a cup
▪ GD Parliament Adopts Amendments to Law on Diplomatic Service
▪ UNWTO Chief Pololikashvili Slams GD Over Nomination Snub
▪ Freedom Square: GD Government Refused Party Registration for Second Time
▪ Kobakhidze Describes Current US-Georgia Relations as “Active-Negative”
▪ The Daily Beat: 14 May
▪ British Citizen Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
▪ GD Parliament: MEGOBARI Act “Extremely Hostile” and “Factually Flawed”
▪ GD FM Botchorishvili Attends Council of Europe Session in Luxembourg
▪ Tajik-Taliban relations slowly warm, but both sides hedge their bets
▪ Papuashvili Chronicles “Five Revolution Attempts” in Annual Report to GD Parliament
▪ GD Government Withdraws Support for Pololikashvili’s UNWTO Candidacy
▪ Armenia: Pashinyan goes into “attack mode” against political rivals
▪ GD Defence Minister Participates in UN Peacekeeping Ministerial
▪ EU Ambassador Comments on Sanctions, GD’s Planned Opposition Ban
▪ Acting Mayor of Batumi Appointed
▪ Former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili Jailed
▪ Domestic Reactions to Irakli Kobakhidze’s Open Letter to President Trump
▪ The Daily Beat: 13 May
▪ Restrictions, discrimination do not significantly stem Tajik migration flow to Russia
▪ GD Parliament Passes Amendments Paving the Way for Banning Opposition Parties
▪ Op-ed | Can the Georgian judiciary be saved?
▪ Letters | Europe failed Georgian civil society. It is time to fix this.
▪ Eurasia is a significant source of methane emissions – report
▪ MIA: Legislative Changes to Target Protests’ Foreign Participants
▪ Frustrated by Lack of Official Contacts, Kobakidze Pens Open Letter to Trump
▪ Batumi Mayor Archil Chikovani Resigns
▪ The Daily Beat: 12 May
▪ GD Parliament Speaker Visits Hungary
▪ Kremlin brings Abkhazia back into fold
▪ Afghanistan: Grappling with fall-out of dwindling foreign aid
▪ Abkhazia’s De Facto Leader Demands Tbilisi’s Agreement on Non-use of Force for Dialogue
▪ Pro-Kremlin Group in Georgia Reportedly Starts Campaign for Restoring Russia Ties
▪ Photo Story | May 9 Marches in Tbilisi on Europe’s Day
▪ Azerbaijan-Russia feud: back on front-burner
▪ Memoir: Recollecting the benefits of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan
▪ Georgia Not Invited to Informal EU Meeting in Warsaw
▪ Belarusian Activist Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Turkmen leader touts trade and investment during French trip
▪ Ukraine complicates Central Asian leaders’ presence at Victory Day celebration in Moscow
▪ Putin Addresses People of Georgia in WWII Anniversary Message
▪ Interview | Levan Natroshvili, New Executive Director of ISFED
▪ The Daily Beat: 7 May
▪ U.S. Embassy Issues Alert Over Bomb Threats at Three Tbilisi Malls
▪ US Congress throws down gauntlet to Georgian Dream
▪ NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%
▪ Kobakhidze Named New Chair of Georgian Dream, Presents Updated GD Political Council
▪ Dispatch – May 7: The Lake
▪ Georgia Pays More for Russian Gas Than for Azerbaijani for First Time in 18 Years
▪ Tbilisi Court Finds Businessmen Chikvaidze and Associate Guilty of Money Embezzlement
▪ Armenia: Polling results suggest public wariness over government’s political course
▪ New CEO of Georgian Railway Appointed
▪ The Daily Beat: 6 May
▪ Joe Wilson Publishes List of Ivanishvili’s ‘Enablers’ Amid Progress on MEGOBARI Act
▪ MIA: Georgia Expelled 96 Foreign Nationals in April
▪ Looking at ramifications of China’s shifting energy usage patterns on Central Asia
▪ On periphery: Papal visit, doctrinal clashes and Pope Francis’ Central Asian legacy
▪ Political Reactions in Georgia to MEGOBARI Act
▪ GD Appoints Five New Governors
▪ MEGOBARI Act Passes House of Representatives
▪ The Daily Beat: 5 May
▪ GD Proposes Tighter Rules for Diplomatic Service Amid Planned MFA Reorganization
▪ CZ visits KGZ to talk BTC and BNB
▪ World Bank offers prescription to address business ills in Caucasus Central Asia
▪ Man Dies in Hospital After Alleged Abuse in Prison
▪ GPB Staff Leaves Channel Following Decision to Close Show
▪ European Commission Urges GD to End Violence, Engage in Dialogue with Political Actors
▪ Photo Story | “March of Unity” Brings Noise to Tbilisi Suburbs
▪ The Daily Beat: 4 May
▪ EU and Azerbaijan appear to cement energy partnership
▪ Public confidence in governmental institutions showing alarming decline – UN
▪ Turkmenistan: Dictator’s daughter makes her political debut
▪ Post-war order teetering – rights watchdog
▪ Georgia’s most influential opposition broadcaster shutting down
▪ Gold mine no cash cow for Kyrgyz government
▪ After Samarkand summit, Europe’s quest for Central Asian resources meets reality
▪ Tbilisi thumbs nose at West
▪ Great-power jostling in Central Asia centering on Uzbekistan
▪ Press freedom in perilous position due to financial pressures – media watchdog
▪ The Daily Beat: 1 May
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 3.4% in April 2025
▪ GYLA Slams Authorities for Concealing Composition of Chemical Agents Used During Protest Dispersals
▪ SJC Submits Amicus Curiae for 11 Protesters Facing Criminal Charges
▪ GD Requested Meta Information on Over 400 Users Since 2020
▪ GD Government Outlines UN Cooperation Priorities for 2026–2030
▪ SSSG Arrests Foreign National Affiliated with Islamic State
▪ Russia Launches Direct Flights to Occupied Abkhazia
▪ TI-Georgia: GD Instrumentalizes Judiciary and Law Enforcement Bodies to Target Journalists
▪ Davitashvili Participates in World Bank, IMF Spring Meetings
▪ Amendments to Laws Relating to Foreign Nationals Initiated in Rump Parliament
▪ America angling for power deal in Armenia
▪ Tajikistan: Big purge at Interior Ministry
▪ Alt-Info Resurrected in New “Conservatives for Georgia”
▪ GD Government Creates State Grant Agency Amid Controversial Legal Changes
▪ Citizens Report Parking Fines Despite Having no Car
▪ Zurabishvili Accuses GD of Manipulating Issue of Visa-Free Travel with EU
▪ The Daily Beat: 22 April
▪ Russia tells Armenia to make geopolitical choice
▪ 9th Session of Sino-Georgian Trade and Economic Cooperation Joint Commission Held in Tbilisi
▪ GD Defiant on 13th Anniversary, Touts Achievements Despite Growing Criticism and Crisis
▪ Georgian government preparing for EU move to suspend visa-free travel
▪ OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu Visits Georgia
▪ Foreign Trade Up 16.1% in January-March 2025
▪ Abkhazia De Facto FM: Georgia Must Repeal Law on Occupied Territories
▪ Cup of coffee stirs Russian-language debate in Uzbekistan
▪ Internet life in Turkmenistan detected!
▪ Disability Community Addresses International Human Rights Defenders About Deteriorating Rights
▪ The Daily Beat: 18 April
▪ Patriarch Ilia II’s Easter Epistle Talks of Peace and Urges Return to Eternal Values
▪ Protesters Celebrate Easter Together
▪ Joe Wilson Urges OSCE Secretary General to Postpone Planned Visit to Georgia
▪ Uzbekistan: Reform drive will soon face critical hump – expert
▪ GD Pushes “Blackmail” Narrative on Possible Suspension by EU of Visa-Free Regime
▪ Kazakhstan plans to send delegation to United States for trade talks
▪ Poland Sanctions Georgian Officials Responsible for Violence Against Protesters
▪ Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Hold Trilateral Talks in Tbilisi
▪ Kobakhidze Talks Local Elections, Slams “Agents,” Revisits Past, Defends Arrests
▪ Pashinyan’s domestic political challenges deepen
▪ Azerbaijan’s energy relations with EU experiencing bout of uncertainty
▪ International Reaction to GD-Approved Law Requiring Executive Approval for Foreign Grants
▪ The Daily Beat: 16 April
▪ Azerbaijani Journalist Afgan Sadygod Released on Bail
▪ Constitutional Court Elects New Chairman
▪ Ministry of Culture Dismisses Director of the Rebellious Theater
▪ Interview | Kęstutis Budrys: Freedom and Independence Were Not a Given for Our Peoples
▪ Turkmenistan to introduce simplified procedures for obtaining visas
▪ China spikes Gazprom gas export plan in Central Asia
▪ GD Rubber Stamps Legislation Forcing Donors to Seek Its Approval for Grant Awards
▪ GYLA Slams “Ineffective” Probe into Alleged Police Abuse of Mzia Amaghlobeli
▪ Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder of Transgender Model Kesaria Abramidze
▪ The Daily Beat: 15 April
▪ Mikheil Kavelashvili visits Azerbaijan
▪ Transparency International: Grant Law Amendments a Threat to Civil Society
▪ Tajik opposition files international lawsuit accusing government of crimes against humanity
▪ Georgia: Government seeks control over foreign assistance to non-governmental sector
▪ Watchdog: Georgian Public Broadcaster Faces “Severe Institutional Crisis”
▪ Gakharia Points to Ivanishvili as GD Pushes U.S. Interference Line Over His 2021 Resignation
▪ Dispatch – April 15 – To kill a swallow
▪ The Daily Beat: 14 April
▪ Gakharia Appears Before GD Parliamentary Investigative Commission
▪ GD to Appeal to Constitutional Court to Ban Opposition Parties After Local Elections
▪ Uzbekistan: Chasing tourist dollars
▪ Commentary: Turkey attempting to balance carbon interests and green ambitions
▪ Legal Issues Committee Approves Amendments to Ban Opposition Parties and Political Donations
▪ Georgians Commemorate Mother Tongue Day, Honoring 1978 Protest
▪ Moscow Ready to Restore Diplomatic Relations with Tbilisi, Galuzin Says
▪ The Daily Beat: 13 April
▪ Dear Joe Wilson — Is America Still a Friend to Georgia?
▪ GD Defense Minister Attends Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting
▪ Tajikistan: Rogun Dam project going under microscope
▪ GD FM Botchorishvili Attends Delphi Economic Forum
▪ GD PM Speaks Peace, Economy, Relations with EU and Russia at Antalya Diplomacy Forum
▪ TI-Georgia: Charges Against Eight Protesters Politically Motivated, Evidence Inadmissible
▪ RSF Condemns Georgia’s Entry Bans for French Journalists as Deliberate Strategy to Intimidate Reporters
▪ The Daily Beat: 10 April
▪ US strikes mineral deals with Uzbekistan – Tashkent report
▪ Central Asian states join World Health Organization effort to eliminate tuberculosis
▪ Georgian Dream to Simplify Parliamentary Procedures
▪ PACE Condemns Rapid Democratic Backsliding in Georgia, Urges Repeal of Controversial Laws
▪ Consolidating Autocracy? Reshuffle in GD Leaves Experts Guessing
▪ CSOs Follow-up Report to OSCE Vienna Mechanism on Rights Violations
▪ UK Sanctions Four Georgian Officials for Serious Human Rights Violations
▪ Russian Court Sentences Georgian Fighter to 9 Years for Fighting in Ukraine
▪ The Daily Beat: 9 April
▪ Photo Story | Citizens Hold Vigil for April 9 Heroes
▪ Central Asia-European Union green energy corridor making progress
▪ South Caucasus deemed “low exposure” zone in terms of vulnerability to climate change – UN study
▪ Georgians Commemorate Victims of April 9 Massacre
▪ Zurabishvili: “We are Watching Our Democracy Being Dismantled in Real Time”, Urges Europe to Act
▪ International Community Commemorates April 9 Victims Massacred by Soviet Troops
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 April
▪ Georgian government weaponizes history with aim of banning opposition
▪ China trying to expand role as arms supplier to Central Asia
▪ Foreign Grants to Require Prior Executive Permission
▪ GD to Prohibit Political Parties from Receiving Foreign Support for Events
▪ The Daily Beat: 7 April
▪ Central Asia-EU summit generates little momentum for expanded European role in region
▪ Measuring impact of US tariffs on Central Asia and South Caucasus
▪ Zurabishvili Warns of Russian Hybrid Threat to Europe in Paris Speech
▪ New Tbilisi Police Chief Appointed
▪ Georgian Dream Speaker Slams UK Election Grant as Political Interference
▪ GD Speaker Papuashvili Attends 150th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union
▪ The Daily Beat: 6 April
▪ Dispatch – April 7: Moveable Feast
▪ Badri Japaridze Ordered to Pay GEL 50,000 Bail for Defying GD Parliament Probe
▪ Okhanashvili Appoints his Deputies in State Security Service
▪ Commentary: Russia winning contest over nuclear energy sector and supply chains
▪ Georgian Dream striving to legitimize authoritarian practices
▪ Critics Fear CEC Amendments Make it Easier to Rig Elections
▪ GD Drops Security Chief Liluashvili as Minister Pick
▪ Adjara Police Chief Grigol Beselia Resigns Amid Local Government Reshuffle
▪ Kobakhidze Meets Judges, Blasts Foreign Sanctions
▪ Adjara Region’s Head of Government Tornike Rizhvadze Resigns
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 April
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