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▪ Finance Ministry: “Searches Conducted in So-Called Call Centers”
▪ Sullivan: Future of Georgia Should be Decided by Georgians in Free and Fair Process
▪ The Daily Beat: 23 October
▪ GD’s Final Rally Before Elections As People Are Bussed to Capital From All Over Georgia
▪ Czech Journalist Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ TI Georgia: Companies Tied to GD Received GEL 1.130 Billion Worth Tenders in 2024
▪ NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%
▪ 10 More Senators to Co-Sponsor Georgian People’s Act
▪ The Daily Beat: 22 October
▪ Watchdog Assesses Corruption, Judiciary, Oversight, Media in 2020-2024
▪ Georgian Patriarchate Issues Statement Ahead of October 26 Elections
▪ EU Amb. Calls on Georgians to Vote, Talks EU-Georgia Relations
▪ The Daily Beat: 21 October
▪ Campaign Highlights Ahead of 2024 October Vote
▪ Bidzina Ivanishvili TV Interview Ahead of Elections
▪ Stano: No Dedicated EU Mission Helping Georgia Fight Disinformation Because it Comes From Government
▪ Bloomberg: Russia Hacked Entire Georgia Between 2017-2020
▪ 13 EU Member States’ Ministers to Georgian People: Georgia’s European Future is in Your Hands
▪ Quo vadis, Georgia?
▪ TI Georgia Report on ‘Misuse of Administrative Resources in Parliamentary Elections 2024’
▪ MIA Admits to Mixing Tear Gas in Water Canons During Protests Against Agents’ Law
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 3.7% in January-September 2024
▪ The Daily Beat: 20 October
▪ Photo Story | ‘Georgia Chooses EU’ Rally Ahead of October 26 Elections
▪ President: Don’t Be Afraid, Promises to Join European March on October 20
▪ SovLab Initiates Memorandum on Creation of Institute of National Memory of Georgia
▪ Lavrov Reiterates Invitation for Tbilisi to Join 3+3 Platform, Accuses West of Attempts to “Open Second Front”
▪ EU Amb. Talks Decisive Elections, GD’s Anti-EU Propaganda, EU-Georgian Relations
▪ Abkhaz De-Facto Authorities to Restrict Movement Across Enguri Bridge During October 26 Elections
▪ GD-Affiliated Officials Allegedly Confiscate IDs of Opposition-Minded Civil Servants
▪ New Culture Minister Appointed, GD Says it Plans to Separate Sports Ministry After Elections
▪ National Bank Sells Dollars Ahead of Elections
▪ European Council Conclusions: Georgian Govt’s Actions Jeopardize Georgia’s European path,
▪ The Daily Beat: 17 October
▪ Zakharova Speaks of “Second Front”, Russia’s Readiness to Help Tbilisi “Normalize Relations” With Occupied Regions
▪ CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Adopts Declaration “The Situation in Georgia”
▪ Helsinki Commission: Georgian Govt’ Must Honor Obligation to Hold Free and Fair Elections
▪ Ivanishvili’s Ties with Moscow May Have Tightened – Zurabishvili Tells Politico
▪ Foreign Agents Law To Be Challenged in ECHR
▪ HR/VP Borrell: Elections in Georgia Will be the Moment of Truth
▪ The Daily Beat: 16 October
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ SSSG: AI Generated Videos of Officials Will be Leaked Before Elections
▪ Local Russian-Language Online Media Says Site Blocked, Content Stolen, Alleges Russian Propaganda at Fault
▪ Open Government Partnership Suspends Georgia’s Membership
▪ The Daily Beat: 15 October
▪ British Ambassador: UK Suspended ‘Wardrop Dialogue’ Ministerial Talks
▪ Peskov: Russia, Unlike West, Does Not Interfere in Georgia’s Elections
▪ UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Occupied Regions of Georgia
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 3.7% in January-September 2024
▪ Borrell: GD’s Recent Actions Signal a Shift Towards Authoritarianism
▪ Dispatch – October 14: Beautiful Ruins
▪ The Daily Beat: 13 October
▪ Bundestag Debates Reflect Differences in Parties’ Views on Developments in Georgia
▪ OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Interim Report
▪ President Says She Will Present Technical Government Before Elections, Calls on Signatories to Fully Follow Georgian Charter’s Letter
▪ Georgia’s October 26, 2024 Parliamentary Election Live Blog
▪ The Daily Beat: 10 October
▪ Bundestag Adopts Resolution “A European future for Georgia ”
▪ Interview | Robin Wagener: The Decision is in the Hands of the Georgian People
▪ Pro-government Imedi TV Refuses to Air Opposition Campaign Ads
▪ Weimar Triangle FMs Reaffirm Support for Georgian People, Deplore Government’s Actions
▪ Tskhinvali De-Facto Authorities to Restrict Movement Across Occupation Line During October 26 Elections
▪ Russia Expands Visa-Free Regime for Georgian Citizens
▪ Shamba: Abkhazia Would Welcome Georgia’s Apology as First Step Towards Reconciliation
▪ Walkout Erupts after Staff Learn Campaign Ad Filmed for GD
▪ The Daily Beat: 9 October
▪ Talk On Air | Sep 30 – Oct 6: Card Games
▪ Survey Shows Early Impact of Foreign Agents Law on Civil Society
▪ October Elections: Odds, Context, Past Trends
▪ Watchdogs Call on SIS to Provide Information on Investigation into Ill-Treatment of anti-Agents’ Law Protesters
▪ Speaker: European Parliament Draft Resolution “Outrageous, Shameful, Disgusting”
▪ Constitutional Court Rejects Suspension of Agents’ Law
▪ Stano: EU Calls on Georgian Politicians to Avoid Harsh Rhetoric, Disinformation Against EU Ambassador
▪ ComCom: Opposition Channels Violated Electoral Code
▪ Sanction Ivanishvili, Freeze EU Funds, Review Visa Liberalization Benchmarks – European Parliament’s Resolution on Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 October
▪ EP Debates on ‘Democratic Backsliding and Threats to Political Pluralism in Georgia’
▪ PM Kobakhidze Presents Georgian Dream’s Electoral Program
▪ Campaign Beat: October 1-7
▪ Watchdog: Involvement of U.S.-Sanctioned Official in Election Monitoring “Unacceptable”
▪ Georgia to Lose 121 Million Euros in EU Aid Over Democratic Backsliding
▪ President Announces Coordination Platform to Monitor Elections, Calls for Voter Mobilization
▪ The Daily Beat: 7 October
▪ Opposition Media Refuse to Air GD’s Campaign Video Featuring War-Torn Ukraine, Face Fines
▪ President Zurabishvili Talks Visits Abroad, Government Composition, Elections
▪ Herczyński: EC Recommendation to Open EU Accession Talks With Georgia “Highly Unlikely”
▪ GD Announces Another Round of Impeachment Against President Zurabishvili
▪ The Daily Beat: 6 October
▪ ALDE Adopts Resolution on Georgia, Calls for Personal Sanctions Against Ivanishvili
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ SVR Head Sure that Georgians Will Make Right Choice in Elections Despite ‘Western Interference’
▪ EU Amb. Herczyński Ties Georgia’s Future to Elections, Slams GD’s Propaganda
▪ Lavrov to South Ossetian “Counterpart”: 2008 Decisions Won’t be Reviewed
▪ MIA Creates “Territorial Groups” to Prevent Election Violations
▪ President Zurabishvili Meets France’s Macron
▪ Partners of CoE Platform for Journalists’ Safety, MFRR Issue Critical Interim Findings
▪ Two Georgian Citizens Face up to 5 Years in Tskhinvali Prison for Attempting to Remove Occupation Sign
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 October
▪ PACE Members’ Declaration: Ruling Party Preparing to Steal Upcoming Parliamentary Elections
▪ Embassy: U.S. Has Not Sanctioned Ivanishvili or His Family
▪ Precincts to be Opened in Israel Despite Military Threats, but Not in Ukraine
▪ Dispatch – October 3: Avengers
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 0.6% in September 2024
▪ Speaker Papuashvili Signs Anti-LGBT Bill Into Law
▪ New Education Minister Appointed
▪ Partners of CoE Platform for Journalists’ Safety, MFRR Conclude Tbilisi Mission
▪ Georgian Wrestlers Participate in Russian Tournament, Featuring Sportsmen from Occupied Territories
▪ The Daily Beat: 2 October
▪ President Zurabishvili Visits Brussels, Meets Michel, von der Leyen
▪ First Entries in Foreign Agents Registry Appear as Constitutional Court Remains Silent
▪ President Refuses to Sign Anti-LGBT Law
▪ Anti-Corruption Bureau Drops TI-Georgia’s “Political Actor” Status at PM’s Request
▪ President Zurabishvili Attends Warsaw Security Forum, Meets Polish Counterpart
▪ The Daily Beat: 1 October
▪ Campaign Beat: September 24-30
▪ Ivanishvili Denies Targeting U.S., Repeats “Global War Party” Conspiracy, Warns of “Reputational Damage”
▪ Talk On Air | September 23-29: Eat the Rich
▪ PM Kobakhidze Calls to Revoke Status of Watchdogs as Actors with “Electoral Goals”
▪ Ivanishvili Publishes Letter Commemorating 12th Anniversary of GD’s Rise to Power
▪ The Daily Beat: 30 September
▪ PACE: Barring TI-Georgia from Election Monitoring ‘Undermines Public Trust in Electoral Process’
▪ Conference in DC Marks 100 Years Since Georgia’s 1924 Anti-Soviet Uprising
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ President Salome Zurabishvili Meets German Counterpart in Berlin Ahead of Elections
▪ Mayor Kaladze: GD Welcomes Moscow’s Offer to Aid Ties with Occupied Territories
▪ Breaking: TI Georgia Won’t be Able to Observe October Elections Under Its Name
▪ Court Rules Inadmissible Appeals Against CEC Decision on Opening Limited Precincts Abroad
▪ The Daily Beat: 29 September
▪ Kelly, Kramer Call on U.S. to Sanction Ivanishvili
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 12% in August 2024
▪ “Before Bucha was Abkhazia” Screened at French National Assembly
▪ Lavrov: Russia Ready to Help Georgia, Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Normalize Relations
▪ Education Minister Quits
▪ Georgia Marks 31 Years Since the Fall of Sokhumi Amid GD Government Campaigning “Peace”
▪ Interview | Col. Norbert Hess: SNGP Will Continue To Be Instrumental
▪ President Zurabishvili Signs GD-Initiated “Amnesty Law”
▪ Ilia State University Raises Alarm About Accreditation Council Granting it “Conditional Accreditation”
▪ Georgian Delegation at the 79th UNGA Session – Key Takeaways
▪ CEC: 60 Electoral Precincts Abroad Will Open in 42 Countries
▪ The Daily Beat: 27 September
▪ PACE Pre-Electoral Delegation: Free and Legitimate Elections Essential to Safeguard Georgia’s Place in Europe
▪ Georgian Dream Unveils Full List of MP Candidates for October Vote
▪ Coalition for Change Unveils MP Candidate List, Led by Iconic “Woman with the EU Flag”
▪ Coalition ‘Unity – to Save Georgia’ Unveils Part of Electoral List
▪ Ukraine Foreign Ministry Slams GD’s “War and Peace” Campaign Banners
▪ Chiatura Management Company: Shukruti Protests ‘Artificially Manipulated by Radical Opposition-Linked NGOs’
▪ GD Leaders: Biden Rescinding PM Kobakhidze’s Invitation “Not Serious,” Serves Opposition
▪ SJC: Supreme Court Upholds Decision on Status-Neutral ID Holders Having Social Rights Equal to Citizens
▪ Strong Georgia Coalition Unveils Part of Electoral List
▪ The Daily Beat: 26 September
▪ PM Kobakhidze’s UNGA Speech Does Not Mention Russia While Addressing Occupation
▪ Gakharia’s For Georgia Unveils Top MP Candidates for October Vote
▪ GD’s Longest-Serving Minister, Tsulukiani, Resigns
▪ Senators: Georgian Gov’t Punishes TI Georgia Director for Her Testimony on Anti-NGO Laws
▪ PM Kobakhidze Disinvited from Biden’s UN Reception
▪ Gvaramia Not to Run for MP
▪ Bzhania, Ankvab, Abkhazia Shame Opponents for Criticizing Russia
▪ The Daily Beat: 25 September
▪ Campaign Beat: September 17-23
▪ Speaker Papuashvili Complains about Foreigners Propping Opposition Campaign, Wants “Non-Interference”
▪ Dispatch – September 24: Keso
▪ FM Darchiashvili Calls on Opponents to “Stop Harming Georgia”
▪ Watchdogs, Opposition Say Anti-Corruption Bureau Overstepped its Mandate
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ Anti-Corruption Bureau Qualifies CSOs as “Political Actors with Declared Election Objectives”, Demands Financial Statements
▪ The Daily Beat: 23 September
▪ Zurabishvili: Georgian Charter Can Bring Georgia Back on Track to EU
▪ Yandex Taxi Transferred Personal Data to Russia
▪ Talk On Air | September 16-22: Pride and Prejudice
▪ Gakharia – For Georgia Signs President’s “Georgian Charter”
▪ The Daily Beat: 22 September
▪ MEPs Propose EU Actions if Georgian Democracy is Compromised During Elections
▪ U.S. Readies Sanctions Against Ivanishvili – Report
▪ President Pardons Activist Against Foreign Agents Law
▪ Bzhania: Abkhazia Should Implement its Obligations to Russia
▪ UNM Representatives Say Attacked by Government-Paid Thugs in Zugdidi
▪ EU Reiterates Support for Georgia’s Territorial Integrity, Condemns Russian Aggression
▪ Watchdog Says Critical Media “Unfairly” Fined Over Refusal to Air GD’s Ad
▪ EU Ambassador Stresses Free and Fair Elections in Georgia, Warns of Possible Consequences
▪ CoE Discusses Implementation of ECHR Judgments in Homophobic Cases and Russia v. Georgia Cases
▪ U.S. Sanctions MRB Bank in Occupied Tskhinvali Region for Involvement in Russia-North Korea Illicit Payments Scheme
▪ EU Commission Spokesperson: EU Could Suspend Visa-Free Travel for Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 19 September
▪ Lelo-Led Strong Georgia, Gakharia’s For Georgia Fail to Agree on Election Alliance
▪ PM Kobakhidze Talks U.S. Sanctions, Opposition, Elections, Intent to Apologize for August War
▪ Watchdog Submission to ECHR Highlights Instrumentalization of Administrative Code Against Protesters
▪ Murder of Famous Georgian Transwoman Sparks Outcry Amid Anti-LGBT Legislation Adoption
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 3% in January-August 2024
▪ The Daily Beat: 18 September
▪ SJC: Shanidze’s Case Exposes Political Instrumentalization of Justice, Politicization of Prosecutor’s Office
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 9.6% in Q2’24
▪ Expert Paper Recommends Concrete Steps to the West: What to Do Before, After Georgia’s Elections
▪ International Reactions on Adoption of Anti-LGBT Legislation
▪ NBG: Georgian Financial Sector Won’t Implement U.S. Sanctions Until Georgian Court’s Verdict
▪ U.S. Ambassador: PM Kobakhidze’s Statement on US Reaching “Critical Limits” Isolates Georgia from West
▪ MIA Migration Department Refuses Afgan Sadigov International Asylum
▪ Tskhinvali Says It Expects “Practical Measures” After Ivanishvili Promises Apology to Ossetians
▪ Karasin: “Georgia Has Matured Politically Over the Past 16 Years”
▪ Dispatch – September 18: Mrs Dalloway
▪ EUMM Monitors Temporarily Detained Near the Occupation Line in Abkhazia
▪ Georgia Could Learn from the Success of Poland’s Opposition
▪ The Daily Beat: 17 September
▪ Two Georgian Citizens Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ Interview with Senator Jeanne Shaheen | Kowtowing to the Dictatorship and Russia is not the Way to Move Georgia into the Future
▪ Watchdog: GD Donor Winemakers Receive Large Benefits from State Budget in 2017-2023
▪ Campaign Beat: September 10-16
▪ Parliament Adopts Anti-LGBT Legislation in Third Hearing
▪ Parliament Adopts in Third Hearing GD Initiated Amnesty Law Ahead of Elections
▪ Parliament Appoints Nikoloz Marsagishvili As New Supreme Court Judge
▪ Interview | Michael Roth: The Choice is a European Georgia or an Isolated Georgia
▪ Matthew Miller: U.S. Deeply Concerned by Anti-Democratic Actions of Georgian Govt’
▪ Armenian Journalist Denied Entry to Georgia
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Russia-Ukraine War
▪ The Daily Beat: 16 September
▪ Reactions from Occupied Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Region to Ivanishvili’s Announced Intention to Apologize “to Ossetian Brothers and Sisters”
▪ BREAKING: U.S. Imposes New Sanctions for Undermining Democracy
▪ Foreign Affairs Committee Chair of the German Bundestag Visits Georgia
▪ Watchdogs Criticize Court’s Authorization to Access Information of “Vote for Europe” Movement
▪ Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Visits Georgia
▪ Journalist and Activist Attacked in Occupied Abkhazia
▪ President Zurabishvili Announces Lelo-led Strong Georgia and Gakharia’s Party to Join Forces for Elections
▪ Domestic Reactions to Ivanishvili’s Announced Intention to Apologize “to Ossetian Brothers and Sisters”
▪ FM Ilia Darchiashvili Visits Jordan
▪ Belarusian Journalist Denied Entry to Georgia, Faces Deportation
▪ Court Sentences Activist Against Agents’ Law to Four Years in Prison
▪ The Daily Beat: 14 September
▪ Talk On Air | September 9-15: Ruling Party Goes All In
▪ In Gori, Ivanishvili Blames Outsiders, UNM for 2008 War, Broaches Apology “to Ossetian Brothers and Sisters”
▪ Court Reportedly Authorizes Anti-Corruption Bureau to Access Bank Information of “Vote for Europe” Movement
▪ ComCom Upholds GD’s Two Appeals Against Opposition TV Channels
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 3% in January-August 2024
▪ Geostat: Negative Natural Growth in the First Half of 2024
▪ 121 Ergneti IPRM Meeting
▪ Manganese Mining: Shukruti Locals’ Protests Fall on Deaf Ears
▪ The Daily Beat: 12 September
▪ OSCE/ODIHR Launches Election Observation Mission
▪ ComCom Fines Mtavari TV for Not Airing Georgian Dream’s Political Ad
▪ Russian MFA Accuses ODIHR of Planning to “Heat Up” Situation in Georgia on the Eve of Elections
▪ Michael Carpenter Stresses Importance of Free and Fair Elections for Georgian Democracy
▪ U.S. Senate Discusses Georgia at “Anti-NGO Laws” Hearing
▪ Court Fines UNM Member for Police Disobedience
▪ President Zurabishvili Addresses 4th Crimea Platform Summit
▪ The Daily Beat: 11 September
▪ ComCom Issues Violation Protocol to Mtavari TV for Not Airing Georgian Dream’s Political Ad
▪ Russian Foreign Intelligence: U.S. Colluding with OSCE/ODIHR to “Interfere” in Georgia’s Elections
▪ The Daily Beat: 10 September
▪ Georgian Dream Unveils Top 20 MP Candidates for October Vote
▪ Interview | Stefan Meister: We are Seeing the End of Russian Hegemony in the Region
▪ Dispatch – September 10: Happy Endings
▪ Salome Zurabishvili Signals Readiness for Second Presidential Term
▪ U.S. Ambassador: There Has Been a Lot of Disinformation About Foreign Assistance
▪ CoE Human Rights Commissioner Urges Georgia to Reject Anti-LGBT Law, Refrain from Stigmatizing Rhetoric
▪ Campaign Beat: September 3-9
▪ Georgia Hosts Defense Ministerial Between Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey
▪ The Daily Beat: 9 September
▪ Culture Ministry Fires Head of State Museum, Citing Disciplinary Proceedings Over ‘Sexist’ Statement
▪ Talk On Air | September 2-8: Summer Off, Fall On
▪ PM Kobakhidze Announces Government Grant Fund for CSOs Registered in Foreign Agents Registry
▪ Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Announces Recall of Its Chargé D’Affaires in Tbilisi
▪ O’Brien: “This is not a Government Capable of Bringing Georgia Toward Europe”
▪ Geostat: FDI USD 574.3 Million in Q2’24
▪ Law Enforcement Claim Solving Fraudulent Call Center Case Allegedly Involving Former Defense Minister, Who Denies Allegations
▪ Ivanishvili: “Violent Attempts to Impose Pseudo-Liberal Values from Abroad Will Finally End”
▪ Georgia Finishes Paris Paralympics with Record Nine Medals
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 September
▪ Rising Stakes in Tbilisi as Elections Approach
▪ Bundestag Delegation Visits Georgia, Says GD Government Officials “Had No Time” to Meet
▪ Georgian Judokas Win Two More Medals at Paris Paralympics
▪ Georgia Signed CoE Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
▪ Georgian Judoka Wins Silver Medal at Paris Paralympics
▪ Sen. Shaheen: GD Wants Georgia to Be a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy
▪ Russian Foreign Minister Defends Agents’ Law, Accuses West of “Eroding” Georgian Values
▪ The Daily Beat: 5 September
▪ New Estonian Ambassador Presents Credentials to Georgian President
▪ Police Detain Two Opposition Members
▪ ECHR Rules Against Georgia in Mukhtarli Case, Finds Violations of Article 3 and 5
▪ Deputy President of Malaysian Parliament’s Senate Visits Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 4 September
▪ Watchdog Speaks of “Intense Polarization” ahead of Pre-election Campaign, Other Challenges
▪ Kremlin Suspends Funding of Occupied Abkhazia
▪ Head of Abkhazia’s Government-in-Exile Resigns
▪ Interview | Fried: “GD Weakens Georgian Sovereignty”
▪ EU Suspends Grant Opportunity for Georgian Municipalities
▪ EU “Deplores” Advance of Anti-LGBT Legislation in Georgia
▪ Georgian Shooter Wins Silver at Paris Paralympics
▪ U.S. “Concerned” About Enforcement of Agent’s Law
▪ PM Kobakhidze: “Radical Opposition” Leaders at Risk of Attack
▪ Nino Tibilashvili Wins Bronze in Wheelchair Fencing at Paris Paralympics
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 September
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 1% in August 2024
▪ 476 CSOs Register by Foreign Agents Law Deadline
▪ Campaign Beat: August 20 – September 2
▪ The Daily Beat: 2 September
▪ President Zurabishvili: “There is No Force in This Country That can Override the Will of the People”
▪ Public Defender Outlines Risks in Implementing Regulations of the Foreign Agents Law
▪ Giga Ochkhikidze Wins Paralympic Gold
▪ Armenian Defense Minister Visits Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 1 September
▪ Dispatch – September 1: Trial and Errors
▪ Ivanishvili Says the Role of Orthodox Church to Strengthen
▪ Georgian Dream’s Unorthodox Offer on ‘State Religion’ Scares Church
▪ HR/VP Borrell: EU Extremely, Increasingly Concerned About Georgia’s Trajectory
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 13% in July 2024
▪ 19-Year-Old Georgian Athlete Wins Paralympic Bronze
▪ Russia Threatens Occupied Abkhazia with Funding Cuts and Citizenship Revocation, Demands “Fulfillment of Obligations”
▪ The Daily Beat: 30 August
▪ ECHR Finds Violation of Article 6 in Case Involving Acting Georgian Judge
▪ Constitutional Court Hearing on Foreign Agents Law
▪ TI Georgia: CEC’s New Rule for Drawing Lots in Precinct Commissions Violates Election Code
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ Occupied Abkhazia Ranks Second in Visits to and from Russia in First Half of 2024
▪ U.S. State Department Denies Russian Allegations of U.S. ‘Planning Color Revolution” in Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 28 August
▪ EU Concerned About GD’s Plan to Ban Opposition, Bloc Official Warns “All Options Are On The Table”
▪ GOC Dissatisfied with GD’s Alleged Plans to Recognize Orthodox Christianity as State Religion
▪ The Daily Beat: 27 August
▪ Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Says Russia Wants to Prevent Color Revolution in Georgia
▪ President Salome Zurabishvili Sets Parliamentary Election Day for October 26, Speaks About its “Existential” Importance
▪ Anti-Corruption Bureau Head Demands Financial Transparency from Opposition Parties, IRI, NDI
▪ Opposition to GD Campaign Messages with Disdain
▪ U.S. ‘Deeply Troubled’ by GD Threat to Ban Opposition
▪ Russian Foreign Intelligence Foresees U.S.-backed ‘Tbilisi Maidan’
▪ Anonymous Says it will “Unleash Storm” if GD Pursues Authoritarian Agenda
▪ Bidzina Ivanishvili Drops “Faith” Hint About the Planned Constitutional Change
▪ Dispatch – August 24: Runaway Train
▪ PM Kobakhidze Confirms GD Aims to Ban All Current Opposition Coalitions, Cancel MP Mandates
▪ The Daily Beat: 22 August
▪ Opposition Reacts to GD Campaign Messages
▪ The Daily Beat: 21 August
▪ Ivanishvili Hammers Home the Message of Political Revenge, Dangles Hope of Salvation
▪ Three Georgians Nabbed in Gali for ‘Assisting Illegal Border Crossing’
▪ Occupation Forces Grab Georgian Near Akhalgori
▪ HRW Criticizes Georgian Government Over Failure to Investigate Attacks on Critics
▪ The Daily Beat: 20 August
▪ 19 Arrested for Drug-Related Crimes, Including Six Traffickers
▪ Ruling Party Seeks Constitutional Majority to Ban Opposition, “Gay Propaganda,” Two Other Cryptic Reasons
▪ CEC’s New Rule for Precinct Commissions Fuels Fears of Election Influencing
▪ Career Civil Servants Appointed to Implement Foreign Agents’ Law
▪ Campaign Beat: August 6-19
▪ The Daily Beat: 19 August
▪ Ukraine Diplomat Says Kyiv Expects Tbilisi to Make First Step for Restoring Relations
▪ Opposition Coalitions Continue to Expand
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 1.6% in January-July 2024
▪ The Daily Beat: 18 August
▪ Putin’s Aide Accuses U.S. of “Organizing” 2008 Russia-Georgia War
▪ Two Journalists Appeal Foreign Agents Law in Constitutional Court
▪ Former Leaders of “European Georgia” Launch The Federalists
▪ Meta Removes Russian-Origin Accounts, Pages Targeting Protesters of Foreign Agents Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 15 August
▪ Dispatch – August 15: Baobab Republic
▪ Georgia’s Libertarian Youth: An Ambitious Forerunner of Ideology-Driven Politics
▪ UN Security Council Members Call on Russia to Withdraw Troops from Georgia, Reverse Recognition of Occupied Territories
▪ Government to Allocate GEL 2 Million to Patriarchate University
▪ U.S. Embassy Confirms Halt of X-Ray Scanner Delivery to Georgia Amid Aid Suspension
▪ Russian Deputy Minister for Economic Development: “Harmonization of Legislation” Between Moscow and Occupied Abkhazia “Mostly Complete”
▪ 2023 FDI in Georgia at USD 1.902 Bln
▪ Russian Diplomat in UN Cites GD’s Blame For Saakashvili in August war
▪ Swapping FSB Hitman Krasikov Sends a Confusing Signal to Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 13 August
▪ U.S. Embassy: Mikheil Saakashvili Not Discussed During Recent Visit by U.S. Lawmakers
▪ Instrumentalizing Tagliavini Report, GD Blames UNM for 2008 War, Calls for Trial
▪ Reactions to U.S. Helsinki Commission Accusing GD of being Sponsored by Scam Call Centers
▪ New British Ambassador Presents Copies of Credentials to Georgian Foreign Minister
▪ Anti-Occupation Movement Leader Launches New Party
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Up 1.6% in January-July 2024
▪ Senator Shaheen, Congressman Turner Call for Free, Fair Parliamentary Elections in Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 12 August
▪ Aleko Elisashvili of “Citizens” Joins Coalition “Strong Georgia”
▪ U.S. Helsinki Commission Urges State Dept. to Target Scam Call Centers “Sponsoring” GD’s Activities
▪ Man Dies After Beating by MIA Special Tasks Department Inspector
▪ Reactions to visit of Senator Shaheen and Congressman Turner to Georgia
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ Georgia Finishes Paris 2024 Olympics with Seven Medals
▪ The Daily Beat: 11 August
▪ Senator Shaheen, Congressman Turner Talk U.S.-Georgia Relations, Elections, GD Disinformation
▪ Geno Petriashvili Wins Gold Medal in Men’s 125kg Freestyle Wrestling at 2024 Paris Olympics
▪ Lasha Talakhadze Wins Third Olympic Gold Medal in Weightlifting
▪ Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Congressman Mike Turner Visit Georgia
▪ A Terrible Guide to Responsible Statecraft
▪ Dispatch – August 7: Madona Wants Peace
▪ Government Officials Slam UNM as They Mark 16th Anniversary of 2008 War
▪ Zakharova Blames Former Georgian Government for 2008 War
▪ Occupied Abkhazia’s New Top Diplomat Talks Relations with Russia, Tbilisi and International Organizations, Discusses GID
▪ “Omi Ginda?!” – Ruling Party Campaign Dares Georgians to “Vote for War”
▪ Georgian MFA Statement on 16th Anniversary of August War
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 August
▪ President Biden “Disappointed” with Georgian Gov’t Anti-Democratic Actions and False Statements
▪ Investigation Reveals Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Family’s Large Real Estate Holdings in Moscow
▪ Volunteers from Georgia’s Occupied Territories Sent to Russia’s Kursk Region
▪ Sergei Shamba Appointed De-Facto FM of Occupied Abkhazia for Third Time
▪ The Daily Beat: 6 August
▪ U.S. Calls on Georgia to “Expeditiously” Release Critical Azerbaijani Journalist
▪ 16th Anniversary of Russia-Georgia 2008 War -International Reactions
▪ Politicians’ Remarks on 2008 Russian Invasion Anniversary
▪ U.S. Funding Cuts in Health, Justice Raise Public Concerns
▪ EECMD Defends DemFest Amid Georgian Dream’s Smear Campaign
▪ TI-Georgia: GD Receives Half of Political Donations in Q2 2024
▪ International Watchdogs Urge Georgian Government Against Extradition of Critical Azerbaijani Journalist
▪ Remains of 16 Abkhazia War Victims Transferred to Tbilisi
▪ Campaign Beat: July 23 – August 5
▪ Prosecutor General Charges Vitali Guguchia with Obstructing Journalistic Activities
▪ President Zurabishvili Speaks Georgian Charter, Elections, GD, U.S. Aid Cuts, Ivanishvili During Press Conference with Media
▪ The Daily Beat: 5 August
▪ Russian Company Demands more than USD 2.8 mln from De-facto Abkhazian Authorities over Sokhumi Airport
▪ Pro-Kremlin Party Urges Georgian, Russian Authorities to “Unite” against West
▪ Global Journalism Leaders Condemn Georgia’s ‘Russian Law’, Pledge Support to Georgian Collogues
▪ The Daily Beat: 4 August
▪ Institute of Earth Sciences: Early Warning System Could Have Averted Shovi Landslide Disaster
▪ Critical Azerbaijani Journalist Arrested in Tbilisi, Faces Extradition
▪ New Generation of Leftist Youth: Will They Influence Georgia’s Future?
▪ iFact Investigation Unveils Georgia’s Role in Circumventing Russia Sanctions
▪ EEAS Spokesperson: EU Considers Suspending Financial Aid to Georgian Gov’t
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 1.8% in July 2024
▪ Amendments to Criminal Code’s Article 187: Government’s Tool to Punish its Opponents
▪ The Daily Beat: 1 August
▪ Russian Federal Council Chair Says Kremlin Ready for Dialogue with Georgia
▪ Judoka Ilia Sulamanidze Brings Georgia Silver Medal From Paris
▪ Amb. Dunnigan Delivers Message of U.S. Support to Georgian People Amid Worsening Bilateral Relations
▪ Belgian Company to Carry out Maritime Infrastructure Construction Works for Anaklia Deep Sea Port
▪ Risch, Shaheen Welcome State Department Pausing U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Georgia
▪ The Daily Beat: 31 July
▪ US State Department: U.S.-Georgia Relations “At a Uniquely Challenging Moment”
▪ Chair Cardin Welcomes “Accountability Measures in Response to Georgia’s Democratic Backsliding”
▪ U.S. Pauses USD 95 Million Assistance to Georgian Government
▪ Dispatch – July 30: Protège-Moi
▪ Judoka Lasha Bekauri Defends Olympic Title With First Gold for Georgia From Paris
▪ Georgia in U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on “The Future of Europe”
▪ Georgia Wins First Olympic Medal in Paris
▪ Bipartisan Leaders of Helsinki Commission Call for Sanctions Against Ivanishvili
▪ U.S. Has “Very Serious,” “Very Real” Concerns about Agents’ Law
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 7.5% in June 2024
▪ The Daily Beat: 30 July
▪ Denmark Fully Reviews Aid to Georgia, “Will Suspend Some Planned Activities and New Programming Support”
▪ Justice Minister’s Decree Establishes Financial Reporting Department to Implement Agents’ Law
▪ PM Kobakhidze Meets President Pezeshkian During Visit to Iran to Attend President’s Inauguration
▪ International Arbitration Court Denies Anaklia Development Consortium’s Claim Against Georgian Government
▪ Vendors of Tbilisi Central Open Market Protest Local Gov’t Decision Ordering them to Vacate Premises
▪ NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%
▪ 28 Arrested for Drug Crimes, Including 16 Dealers
▪ The Daily Beat: 29 July
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ EU Member States’ Diplomats Summoned to MFA to Hear on Implementation of EU Nine Conditions
▪ The Daily Beat: 28 July
▪ Speaker Papuashvili Roasts Opponents, Frames Elections as “Choice between War and Peace”
▪ The Daily Beat: 25 July
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 1.8% in January-June 2024
▪ ComCom Warns Opposition Channel Over “Negative Portrayal” of MPs Who Voted for Agents’ Law
▪ Two Cases of Attacks on Journalists in a Single Day
▪ The Daily Beat: 24 July
▪ State Department Official Slams GD’s “Fake News”
▪ “Apartment Bill” Withdrawn in Occupied Abkhazia
▪ US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy in Georgia and Moldova
▪ The Daily Beat: 23 July
▪ SSSG Talks Coup, Terrorist Plot, Attack on Bidzina Ivanishvili by Former Georgian Officials, Law Enforcers in Ukraine
▪ NDI, IRI Launch Long-term Election Observation Missions
▪ 120th Ergneti IPRM Meeting
▪ Pro-Government Media Reports on Alleged Terrorism Plot Against Ivanishvili, as Georgian Fighters in Ukraine are Questioned
▪ The Daily Beat: 22 July
▪ Campaign Beat: July 10-22
▪ Reactions to Court’s Suspension of President’s Decree to Appoint HCoJ Member
▪ US State Department Spokesperson: Georgian People Alone Decide Future of Their Country
▪ CRRC Caucasus Barometer 2024 Survey Results for Georgia
▪ Another Lawsuit by Opposition MPs Against Agents Law to be Submitted to Constitutional Court
▪ SSSG Summons Georgian Fighters in Ukraine
▪ ‘Unprecedented’ Court Ruling Stops President’s Constitutional Decision to Appoint HCoJ Board Member
▪ Russian Official Doesn’t Rule out Possible Help for GD to Remain in Power
▪ Random Police Checks Surge Amid Allegations Over Official Misconduct
▪ FM Darchiashvili Meets Hungarian Colleague Szijjártó
▪ Georgian Border Control Allegedly Denies Critical Azerbaijani Journalist Departure to Turkey
▪ Parliament Greenlights GD Initiated Amnesty Ahead of Elections
▪ The Daily Beat: 18 July
▪ PM Kobakhidze Attends European Political Community Summit
▪ Parliament Elects New Chief Prosecutor
▪ U.S. State Department 2024 Investment Climate Statement on Georgia
▪ NATO Washington Summit: Unprecedented Setback for Georgia that Can’t be Ignored
▪ The Daily Beat: 17 July
▪ Three More Opposition Groups Join Forces Ahead of Crucial Elections
▪ Thailand Introduces Visa-free Regime for Georgian Citizens
▪ Georgian National Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes and a Mass Casualty Attack in NYC
▪ Clashes between “Law Enforcement,” People over “Apartment Law” in Occupied Abkhazia
▪ 121 CSOs, Media Take Foreign Agents Law to the Constitutional Court
▪ The Daily Beat: 16 July
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ Ivanishvili Launches GD Campaign with “Global Party of War” Conspiracy as its Pivot
▪ 25 MFC Members ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Threat to Media Freedom, Democracy Posed by Agents Law
▪ Pentagon Spokesperson: Noble Partner Exercise Cancelled Due to Georgian Officials’ Anti-U.S. “False Claims”
▪ EU Delegation: Georgian Gov’t Received 11 Times More Financial Support from EU than CSOs
▪ Beaten Lawyer’s Testimony Highlights Police Violence and Perjury in Court of Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 15 July
▪ President Seeks Repeal of Foreign Agents Law in Constitutional C CSOs, Opposition to Follow Suit
▪ President Appoints Non-Judge Member to HCoJ Board
▪ Pro-government TV Owner Says Euro-Atlantic Aspirations Should Not be Included in Constitution
▪ DRI Report Identifies Breaches of Standards by Law Enforcers During Protests
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 1.8% in January-June 2024
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ The Daily Beat: 14 July
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ ‘Russian Club’ Denies Russian Foreign Ministry Support for Language Training
▪ Thousands at Georgia’s Major Student Employer Go on Strike
▪ Interview | Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
▪ Watchdogs Denounce HCoJ’s Clampdown on Monitoring Access
▪ President Refuses to Sign Controversial Changes on Pension Fund
▪ The Daily Beat: 11 July
▪ President Zurabishvili Inaugurates “Vote for Europe” Movement
▪ BREAKING: U.S. MEGOBARI Act Passes Committee, Poised for House Vote
▪ Gov’t, Opposition React to NATO Washington Declaration
▪ Dispatch – July 10: Fellow Travelers
▪ FM Ilia Darchiashvili Told to Reconsider Foreign Agents Law at NATO Summit
▪ The Daily Beat: 9-10 July
▪ NATO Washington Declaration Omits Reference to Georgia’s Membership Path
▪ Watchdog: Parliament has Become a Closed Institution
▪ U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights to Visit Georgia, Armenia
▪ U.S. State Department Urges Against “Crackdown on Democratic Dissent”
▪ Campaign Beat: June 25-July 9
▪ Ambassador: Germany Stops New Financing, Pulls out from Drills, Keeps Student Visas
▪ Russian Intelligence Accuses US of Seeking to Change Government in Georgia Following Elections
▪ Ahali, Girchi-More Freedom and Droa Unite Ahead of Polls
▪ Parliament Speaker, Foreign Minister React to EU Freezing Aid to Georgia
▪ EU Accession Process Halted, Aid to MoD Frozen, Relations at a Low Point, Ambassador Herczyński Regrets
▪ CoE GRECO Calls for Stronger Oversight and Accountability of Top Officials and Police
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 July
▪ UNM, Strategy Aghmashenebeli Announce Political Platform: ‘Unity – to Save Georgia’
▪ On Cancelled U.S.-led Drills, GD SG Kaladze Says Georgia “Cannot be a Vassal to Anyone”
▪ The Daily Beat: 7 July
▪ BREAKING: U.S. ‘Indefinitely’ Postpones Noble Partner Exercise in Georgia
▪ Sokhumi Slams Armenia’s Support of Georgia’s Territorial Integrity
▪ Watchdog: Anti-Corruption Bureau Fails to Duly Publish Asset Declaration Monitoring Results
▪ Livecast | Levan Tsutskiridze, Freedom Square
▪ Daily Beat: 4 July
▪ DRI: Homophobia and Anti-Gender Rhetoric Integral to Georgian Dream’s Ultra-Conservative Turn
▪ Prosecution Takes Up Police Misconduct Case Against ‘Mtis Ambebi’ Editor-in-Chief
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 July
▪ OSCE PA Declaration Parts on Georgia Spark GD Criticism
▪ Court Rules Unlawful the Employee Dismissal by the National Museum
▪ UN Women “Disappointed” with Abolition of Gender Quotas on Party Lists
▪ CoE GRECO Releases Fourth Monitoring Report on Georgia
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 2.2% in June 2024
▪ Armenian FM Visits Georgia
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ George Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ The Daily Beat: 2 July
▪ Dispatch – July 3: Now You See Me
▪ CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Says “Deeply Concerned” by Georgia Tensions
▪ Georgia Expelled 26 Foreigners in June
▪ U.S. will “Continue to Engage” with Georgian Officials on “Priority Issues” Despite Sanctions – Spokesperson
▪ Georgian Military Jet Crashes, Pilot Dead
▪ The Daily Beat: 1 July
▪ Civic Activist Launches New Party: ‘Freedom Square’
▪ Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Questions Geneva International Talks
▪ OSCE/ODIHR: Abolition of Women’s Quotas on Party Election Lists “Not Consistent” with Georgia’s Obligations
▪ The Daily Beat: 30 June
▪ EURO2024: Georgia Eliminated by Favorites, Spain
▪ ‘What Are You Willing to Sacrifice for Truth?’ – Interview with Maria Ressa
▪ 36 Countries Urge Georgia Government to Halt Attack on Protesters, Civil Society
▪ PM Irakli Kobakhidze Presents Annual Report to Parliament, as Opposition Boycott Continues
▪ Mark Rutte: We Hope Georgia Will Return to EU Path
▪ Foreign Minister Invited to NATO Summit in Washington
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ TI Georgia: Georgian Dream Received Highest Amount of Political Party Funding in 2023
▪ The Daily Beat: 27 June
▪ European Council Calls on Georgian Authorities to Clarify Intentions on the EU Path
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 9.2% in May 2024
▪ EaP Civil Society Forum Welcomes Opening of Accession Negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova
▪ PACE Resolution: Agents’ Law Bound to Have Adverse Effect on Elections
▪ Azerbaijani FM Jeyhun Bayramov Visits Georgia
▪ Parliament Appoints Three Members to Public Broadcaster Board
▪ Parliament Appoints Three Lifetime Judges to Supreme Court, Amid CSO Calls for ‘Vetting’
▪ Parliament Adopts Changes to Pension Legislation Fueling Fears Over Citizens’ Savings and Corruption
▪ UN Committee Finds Georgia Failed to Protect Children Against Violence, Abuse in Church-Run Orphanage
▪ Parliament Lifts COVID-Related Fines
▪ 61st Round of Geneva International Discussions
▪ U.S. Congress Subcommittee Hearing: Agents’ Law, Sino-Georgian Relations
▪ The Daily Beat: 26 June
▪ Parliament Approves Archil Gorduladze’s MP Credentials
▪ Parliament Overrides President’s Veto on Amendments to Election Code
▪ Anti-LGBT Legislation Passed in First Reading
▪ Georgia Upsets Favorites Portugal, Qualifies for Playoff
▪ Zakharova: Russia is Ready to Support Endeavors to Restore Georgian-Russian Relations
▪ Opposition Member Recognized as Aggrieved Two Months After Being Beaten During Protests
▪ U.S. State Department Will Track Agents Law’s Effect on Georgia’s Anti-Trafficking Efforts
▪ Dispatch – June 26: Ball and Chain
▪ Venice Commission Opinion Advises Against Adopting Anti-LGBTQ Laws
▪ 24 Arrested for Drug-Related Crimes, Including 11 Traffickers
▪ CoE Fourth Opinion on Protection of National Minorities
▪ The Daily Beat: 25 June
▪ Campaign Beat: June 10-24
▪ Venice Commission Critical in Follow-Up Opinion on Amendments to Electoral Code
▪ Interview | Head of the EUMM Bettina Patricia Boughani
▪ Jozwiak: Expected EU Measures in Response to Georgia’s Backsliding
▪ FM Darchiashvili Attends Informal Meeting in Luxembourg amid EU Discussions on Georgia
▪ Venice Commission Opinion on Abolishing Quotas on Women MPs
▪ The Daily Beat: 24 June
▪ Six Opposition Parties Sign “Declaration of Unity”
▪ HR/VP Borrell Says Georgian Government is Taking Georgia Away From EU, Announces Initial EU Response
▪ Georgia Invited to NATO Partnership Events, Says Assistant Secretary O’Brien, Urges Government to “Reconsider Its Positions”
▪ HR/VP Borrell Warns EU Door Will Close for Georgia if Government Continues its Course
▪ PM Kobakhidze Talks “Strategic Patience” Policy, EU Integration During Georgia’s Independence Day Event in Berlin
▪ Georgia vs. Czech Republic: A Draw in Georgia’s Second Game at EURO 2024
▪ ALDE Adopts Urgent Resolution on Georgia, Calls for Sanctions Against GD and Support for Civil Society in Georgia
▪ Georgia’s Ambassador to Slovenia Resigns
▪ President to Georgian Ambassadors: Your Time to Choose is Now
▪ Former GD Advisor Mitchell Briefs the U.S. Helsinki Commission
▪ Chinese Embassy Calls U.S. Ambassador Statements “Preposterous,” “Unprofessional”
▪ 2024 Ambassadorial Conference in Berlin
▪ The Daily Beat: 20 June
▪ SJC Criticizes SIS for Not Renewing Investigation in Machalikashvili Case
▪ People’s Power Attacks Amb. Dunnigan, Says She “Crossed a Red Line”
▪ Five Years Since “Gavrilov’s Night”
▪ Russian Deputy FM: Western Countries Come to South Caucasus with Openly Confrontational Anti-Russian Agenda
▪ The Daily Beat: 19 June
▪ U.S. Ambassador Urges the Government to Reverse Course Promptly to Rebuild Relations
▪ Paweł Herczyńsky: Adoption of Foreign Agents Law Has Frozen Georgia’s EU Integration
▪ GD MP Giorgi Tsagareishvili Appointed New Deputy Minister of Health
▪ NBG Keeps Key Refinancing Rate Unchanged at 8%
▪ SIS Acts on CoE Advice: ‘Ochigava’ Probe Continues, ‘Machalikashvili’ Reinvestigation Rejected
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 8.4% in Q1’24
▪ 27 Arrested for Drug-Related Crimes
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 2.2% in January-May 2024
▪ The Daily Beat: 18 June
▪ Georgia Loses to Turkey in UEFA Euro Opening Match
▪ Russian Deputy FM Says Georgia “Learned Lesson” from 2008 War
▪ GWP: Water Supply Cut Off to Tbilisi and Mtskheta Residents Due to Accidental Damage
▪ CEC Denies Allegations by Opposition-Leaning TV that it Channels Government Interests
▪ TI Georgia: Advertising Market in Georgia Insufficient for Media to Function Properly
▪ The Daily Beat: 17 June
▪ 10 Arrested for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
▪ Imedi TV Journalist Resigns, Citing Unwillingness to Incite Violence
▪ Peskov: Moscow will Consider Complete Abolition of Visa Regime with Georgia
▪ Former GD State Minister Alexi Petriashvili Joins Opposition Droa
▪ The Daily Beat: 16 June
▪ President Zurabishvili Attends the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland, Meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
▪ CoE Committee of Ministers Decisions on the Execution of ECHR Judgments in Case of Merabishvili v. Georgia
▪ Pride Month in Georgia to Pass Without Physical Events Due to Pre-Election Climate
▪ U.S. Ambassador Decries “Heartbreaking and Disappointing” Disinformation about U.S., EU
▪ Medvedev Accuses West of Seeking Control Over Russia’s Neighbors, Including Georgia
▪ Russia Adds “Georgian National Legion” Terrorist Organizations List
▪ The Daily Beat: 13 June
▪ IDFI: Record High Bonuses and Supplements, Number of Civil Servants in 2023
▪ President Vetoes Amendments to Election Code, Signs Amendments to Anti-Corruption Law
▪ NBG Sold More US Dollars in One Month than in 2023
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 2.3% in January-May 2024
▪ Georgian CSOs Condemn Authorities-Led Violence Against Citizens
▪ Commander of “Georgian National Legion” Fighting in Ukraine Poisoned
▪ Speaker Papuashvili Lambasts EU, Targets President, Oppo Talks Elections, China
▪ Georgian Flag Featured at BRICS Games, Sparking Controversy
▪ SSSG Head Discusses Malign Foreign Influence, Russian Occupation in Parliament
▪ EU Urges Georgia to Investigate Acts of Violence against Civil Society, Media, Politicians
▪ Amnesty International: Georgian Government Greenlights Violence Against its Critics
▪ Georgia Receives NATO-Standard Armored Personnel Carriers from Turkey
▪ Iranian, Chinese Entities to Bolster Cooperation with Occupied Tskhinvali
▪ Massive Attack Cancels Show in Georgia in Protest of Government’s Attack on Human Rights
▪ President Zurabishvili Meets Youth
▪ The Daily Beat: 11 June
▪ NGOs Leave OGP’s Inter-agency Coordination Council, Working Group Over Agents’ Law
▪ Estonian Parliament Threatens Dramatic Drawdown in EU Relations if Georgia’s Agent’s Law Stands
▪ Another Activist Battered as Parliament Speaker Accuses Citizens of ‘Terror Campaign’ Against MPs
▪ Georgian Defense Minister Visits Azerbaijan
▪ PM Kobakhidze Attends the Ukraine Recovery Conference
▪ The Daily Beat: 10 June
▪ U.S. Embassy: Participation in Independence Day Event Canceled Due to Ivanishvili’s Anti-Western Speech
▪ TI Georgia: Adopted Amendments to the Anti-Corruption Law Worsen Existing Practice
▪ Geostat: FDI USD 201.4 Million in Q1’24
▪ Biden, Macron Urge Georgian Dream to Return to Euro-Atlantic Path
▪ International Partners Condemn “Elections” in Occupied Tskhinvali Region
▪ Georgian MFA Condemns De-Facto Elections in Occupied S. Ossetia/Tskhinvali Region
▪ The Daily Beat: 9 June
▪ Russia and Occupied Abkhazia to Simplify “Border Control”
▪ New Amendments Complicate Procedure for Acquiring Gas Weapons
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ Tina Bokuchava to Replace Levan Khabeishvili as UNM Chair
▪ Two Georgian Citizens Detained for Links to Terrorist ‘Islamic State’
▪ CEC Complains about “Damaging Groundless Accusations” Ahead of Elections
▪ Domestic Reactions to First Tranche of U.S. Sanctions on Georgian Individuals
▪ The Daily Beat: 6 June
▪ BREAKING: US State Department Implements First Tranche of Sanctions against Georgian Individuals
▪ 2024 | Chronicle of Repression
▪ Georgian Witnesses at the Congressional Hearing Under Fire from GD
▪ In a letter to Congressman Wilson, Opposition Parties Plead to the U.S. Congress to Commit in Election Monitoring in Georgia
▪ Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics: Georgian Parliament Misuses Media Conduct Rules
▪ CoE Report: Georgia Again Ranks Second in Europe’s Prison Population
▪ TI Georgia: Chinese Company with ‘Questionable Reputation’ to Build Anaklia Port
▪ The Daily Beat: 5 June
▪ People’s Power Distorts NATO’s Article 5 Content
▪ RSF Urges Transparent Investigations of Violence against Journalists
▪ Dispatch – June 5: Grass Walk
▪ Parliament Bans Another Critical Journalist from Working in Legislative Building
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Sentenced in Occupied Tskhinvali Region
▪ EU Ambassador: EU to Check Whether Visa Liberalization Conditions Still Apply to Georgia
▪ Russia’s Deputy FM: West is Trying to Implement Maidan Scenario in Georgia
▪ U.S. Congressional Hearing Discusses Support for Georgia’s Sovereignty and Democracy
▪ The Daily Beat: 4 June
▪ UN General Assembly Passes Georgia IDP Resolution
▪ Parliament Speaker Enacts “Offshore Law”
▪ Parliament Bans Critical Journalists from Working in the Building at GD MP’s Request
▪ Prime Minister’s Report Claims Progress in Foreign Policy, Defense, Economy, Governance
▪ Parliament Speaker Presents Homophobic Legislation
▪ Expert Paper Details Risks ahead of Georgia’s Crucial Parliamentary Elections
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 June
▪ Mathew Miller: US will not Hesitate to Impose Sanctions
▪ New British Ambassador to Georgia Appointed
▪ Rally-Concert Raises Around USD 125 000 for Arrested, Fined Protesters of Agents Law
▪ Opposition Parties Sign Georgian Charter Today
▪ Parliament Speaker Enacts Foreign Agents Law After President Refusal to Sign
▪ The Daily Beat: 2 June
▪ Photo Story | Demonstrators Against Agents’ Law Call on Georgians to Strike
▪ Georgians Gear Up for ‘Unprecedented’ Election Mobilization
▪ Intimidation Campaign Against Opposition, Civil Society, Gov’t Critics as Repressions Announced by GD MPs
▪ Citizens Confront GD MPs Following Adoption of Foreign Agents’ Law
▪ President not Invited to Police Day Ceremony Because of Grigoriadis’ Pardon
▪ ComCom: Pro-government TV Channels Lead in Revenues
▪ MFA Summons Lithuanian Ambassador
▪ SJC: Pro-Government Media Manipulates Statistical Data on Poverty
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 11.8% in April 2024
▪ The Daily Beat: 30 May
▪ Ukrainian MFA Condemns PM Kobakhidze’s “Unfriendly Statements” About Ukraine
▪ Parliament Adopts Amendments to Election Code
▪ OSCE/ODIHR Legal Analysis: Agent’s Law Incompatible with International Human Rights Law
▪ PM Kobakhidze Talks Controversial Topics with Media
▪ CoE GRECO Report: Low Level of Implementation of Anti-Corruption Recommendations
▪ Domestic Reactions to Granting of Anaklia Port to Chinese Consortium
▪ Georgian CSOs to Challenge Agents’ Law in Constitutional Court
▪ Fund Withdraws Free Dental Service Project for Oni Kids, Citing Agents’ Law
▪ Lithuanian MFA Summons Georgian Ambassador Over Final Adoption of Agents’ Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 29 May
▪ German Ambassador: Agents’ Law Bars Georgia from EU Accession Talks
▪ Kremlin-affiliates Hold Another Conference in Tbilisi
▪ Parliament Overrides President’s Veto, Adopts ‘Offshore’ Law
▪ Minister of Economy Announces Sino-Singaporean Consortium Winner in Anaklia Port Selection Competition
▪ Photo Story | Veto on Agents’ Law Overturned, Against the Backdrop of Mass Protests
▪ Domestic Reactions to Presidential Veto Override, Final Adoption of Foreign Agents Law
▪ CSOs Announce Disobedience to Foreign Agents Law
▪ Former Judge Says He Was Threatened with His Life to Issue Ruling Wanted by GD
▪ Statistics Service: Absolute Poverty Line in Georgia Drops to 11.8% in 2023
▪ The Daily Beat: 28 May
▪ U.S. Condemns Override of Presidential Veto, Final Adoption of Foreign Agents Law
▪ Charles Michel: Adoption of Transparency Law Takes Georgia Away from EU
▪ CoE Secretary General on Final Adoption of Agents Law: Free and Fair Election Environment Could Be Jeopardized
▪ PM: Agents’ Law will Create a Better Basis for Ensuring Georgia’s Accession to the EU
▪ HR/VP Borrell on Enactment of Agents Law: EU and Member States are Considering all Options
▪ International Reactions to Presidential Veto Override, Final Adoption of Foreign Agents Law
▪ Breaking: Parliament Overrides President’s Veto on Foreign Agents Law, Adopts the Agents’ Law
▪ Phantom Promise: The Ruling Party’s “Reunification” Bluff Splutters
▪ Special Tasks Department Chief Admits to Battering Targeted Protesters at anti-Agents Law Demonstrations
▪ Seven EU States Speakers Urge Speaker Papuashvili to Withdraw the Agents’ Law
▪ Visa-Free Regime for Georgians to China Takes Effect Today
▪ The Daily Beat: 27 May
▪ President Calls for ‘Full Mobilization’ of Diaspora in October Elections
▪ Why Georgian Dream Should Not Underestimate US Sanctions
▪ Photo Story | Protesters Reenact First Independence Day March, Rally Against Agents’ Law
▪ “MEGOBARI Act” Envisages Sanctions for Undermining, Injuring Georgian Democracy
▪ VP Harris to Zurabishvili: Georgian People Look to You to Champion Country’s Euro-Atlantic Future
▪ Opposition Parties to Sign Georgian Charter Initiated by President
▪ Legal Issues Committee Endorses Overriding Presidential Veto on Agents’ Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 26 May
▪ Georgian Charter: President Suggests Unified Objectives for Short-Term Parliament, Technical Government
▪ Georgia Celebrates Independence Day
▪ NATO PA: The Law on Foreign Agents Must Now Be Withdrawn
▪ International Partners Congratulate Georgia on Independence Day
▪ Deputy Finance Minister Resigns
▪ Assistant Secretary O’Brien: Agents’ Law, GD Rhetoric Inconsistent with Georgia’s EU-NATO Aspirations
▪ Domestic Reactions to U.S. Announcement on Visa Restrictions, Anticipated Sanctions
▪ GD Accuses U.S. of “Blackmail”, Downplays Restrictions
▪ After U.S. Sanctions Announcement, Opposition Parties Call on those ‘Still Serving the Russian Regime’ to ‘Take the Side of Truth’
▪ Georgian People’s Act Envisaging Sanctions and Review of US-Georgia Relations Introduced in U.S. Senate
▪ BREAKING: US Announces Visa Restrictions and Review of All US-Georgia Cooperation
▪ The Daily Beat: 23 May
▪ Commissioner Várhelyi Denies Threatening PM Kobakhidze Over Agents’ Law
▪ French National Assembly “Strongly Urges” Repeal of Foreign Agents Law
▪ President Zurabishvili Meets OSCE/ODIHR Director
▪ ECHR: No Grounds for Doubting Fairness of Criminal Proceedings Against Mikheil Saakashvili
▪ Prosecutor General Resigns Citing Health Issues
▪ The Daily Beat: 22 May
▪ Secretary of State Blinken “Anticipates” US Actions for Foreign Agents Law
▪ McCain Institute, George W. Bush Institute, and Freedom House Call on US, Europe to Sanction GD Officials, Families
▪ PM Slams Venice Commission Critical Opinion on Agents Law as “Faltering”
▪ President Zurabishvili Meets Italian Parliamentary Delegation
▪ Watchdog: Lifetime Appointment of 21 Judges “Unexpected”
▪ GYLA: GD-Proposed Election Code Changes Lower Trust in Election Administration
▪ PACE Co-rapporteurs for Georgia Urge Ruling Party not to Override Agents’ Law Veto
▪ Lithuanian Parliament Adopts Resolution Calling on Georgian Gov’t to Withdraw Agents’ Law
▪ Dispatch – May 22: Catcher in the Rye
▪ NBG Reduces Key Refinancing Rate from 8.25% to 8%
▪ 21 Judges Appointed for Lifetime Tenure
▪ Reactions to Venice Commission Opinion on Foreign Agents Law
▪ FT: Several EU States Push for Restrictive Measures on Georgia Over Agents’ Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 21 May
▪ Ambassador Fischer: “If Agents’ Law Passes, Germany Will Not Vote to Open EU Accession Negotiations with Georgia”
▪ GD Slams Venice Commission Over ‘Unfounded’ Opinion on Foreign Agents Law
▪ Interview | Special Advisor to the U.S. President Michael Carpenter
▪ Venice Commission Strongly Recommends Repeal of Foreign Agents Law
▪ U.S. Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff: NATO ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Russian Influence in Georgia
▪ TI-Georgia: GD Donations Drop 95% in Q1 2024
▪ OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Representatives Visit Georgia
▪ GD Blames U.S. for Blackmail, Shifts Responsibility for Improving Bilateral Relations to U.S.
▪ Protesters against Foreign Agents Law Fined
▪ The Daily Beat: 20 May
▪ Paper on Ivanishvili’s Former Confidant Court Case Showcases State Capture by Oligarch
▪ Speaker Papuashvili Talks Agents’ Law, President’s Veto, Sanctions
▪ PM Accuses President of Blocking Dialogue by Vetoing Agents’ Law
▪ The Hill: U.S. Rep. Wilson Initiates Bill Calling for Sanctioning Georgian Officials Over Agents’ Law
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 2.7% in January-April 2024
▪ Tens Summoned by Criminal Police Over Protests
▪ German, French Leaders Say Georgian Government, Ruling Party “Deviate” from EU Path
▪ Personal Data Protection Service Says Regulatory Clarifications are Necessary in the Agents’ Law
▪ President’s Objections to the Law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence”
▪ Reactions to the President’s Veto of Foreign Agents Law
▪ Interview | EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski
▪ President Vetoes Foreign Agents’ Law
▪ GYLA Responds to Attack on Youth Near TSU During PM’s Lecture, Says Police Action Inadequate
▪ TEPSA Academics Call on EU Leaders to Take Action on Foreign Agents Law
▪ Georgia’s Vibrant Limbo
▪ “Russo-Georgian Business Council” Advocates for Trade in National Currencies and Restoration of Diplomatic Relations
▪ MIA Says “No Record” of Arrest of U.S. Citizen, Who Accused Police of Beating him at Rally
▪ March for “Family Purity and Respect for Parents”
▪ Adopted “Agents Law” Differs from the Original, Foresees Personal Fines – Experts
▪ NBG Denies Resumption of Money Transfers from Russia via Sanctioned Unistream
▪ 119th Ergneti IPRM Meeting
▪ The Daily Beat: 16 May
▪ Russian Embassy in UK Defends Agents’ Law, Accuses London of Hypocrisy
▪ Prime Minister Kobakhidze Visits Turkey
▪ OSCE PA Human Rights Chair: Violence Reports from Georgia “Viewed with Concern”
▪ RSF Calls for Transparent Investigation of Attacks on Journalists
▪ Key CSO Network Revokes Memorandum with Parliament over “Russian Law”
▪ Leading MEPs call on European Council and Commission to ‘Reconsider’ EU-Georgia Relations
▪ President Salome Zurabishvili’s Interviews with Foreign Media
▪ 120 CSOs Call for “Unconditional Withdrawal” of Agents Law
▪ The Daily Beat: 15 May
▪ Trans-Atlantic Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs Slam Agent’s Law, Pledge Support to NGOs, Media
▪ Parliament Overrides President’s Veto on Abolition of Quotas for Women MPs
▪ Head of Creative Agency Arrested amid Reports of Wider Crackdown
▪ Amendments to Electoral Code Adopted: Parties Can Designate ‘Delegates,’ 40% Threshold in City Councils Abolished
▪ Foreign Ministers of Nordic-Baltic Group Countries Visit Georgia
▪ Joint Press Point of Georgian President and Foreign Ministers of Baltic Countries and Iceland
▪ Georgian Companies’ Shares Drop on London Stock Exchange After Adoption of Agents Law
▪ Photo Story | Protest Against Foreign Agents Law During Third Reading
▪ OSCE Chair-in-Office Visits Georgia
▪ Brussels: Foreign Agents Law ‘Negatively Impacts’ Georgia’s EU Progress
▪ Educational Quality Center Says Academic Disruptions May Violate Standards of Accreditation
▪ CoE Secretary General “Very Disappointed” about Adoption of Agents Law Without Venice Commission Opinion
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ The Daily Beat: 14 May
▪ PM: Sanctions will Only Damage U.S. Reputation
▪ Senators: Congress to consider a shift in U.S. policy toward Georgia
▪ End of Visit Briefing by Assistant Secretary Jim O’Brien
▪ The White House Ready to “Fundamentally Reassess” Relations with Georgia over Agents’ Law
▪ Salome Zurabishvili says Will Act as “Guarantor” of the Pro-European Front in Elections
▪ Opposition Parties Ponder “European Platform of National Resistance”
▪ Several Opposition Parties, Independent MPs Announce Parliamentary Boycott
▪ Domestic Reactions to Adoption of Foreign Agents Law in Final Reading
▪ International Reactions to Final Adoption of Foreign Agents Law
▪ Caucasus University Dean Dismissed Allegedly over Criticizing Bidzina Ivanishvili, “Offshore” Law
▪ Rectors of 38 Universities Denounce Academic Boycott
▪ Breaking: Foreign Agents Law Passes 3rd Hearing Amid Protests, Brawls
▪ U.S. Assistant Secretary Jim O’Brien Visits Georgia
▪ Freedom House Calls on Georgian Authorities to Withdraw Foreign Agents Bill
▪ International CSOs Call on European Leaders to Take Action Against GD Government Over ‘Russian Law’
▪ The Daily Beat: 13 May
▪ PM: Ivanishvili Refused to Meet with Assistant Secretary O’Brien, Cites Blackmail and Threats
▪ EU “Strongly Condemns” Assaults against Protesters, Politicians, CSOs, Media
▪ Ombudsman: Signs of Attacks on Demonstrators Based on Political, Personal Views
▪ DRI: Police Actions Illegal and Disproportionate
▪ Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs of EU Member States Visit Georgia
▪ Women’s Business Association Close to GD Slams the Foreign Agents’ Bill
▪ RFE/RL: EU Top Diplomats Ask for Commission’s Oral Update on Foreign Agents Law Effects
▪ MEPs Ask HR/VP Borrell for Targeted Sanctions Against MPs if Agents’ Law Adopted
▪ Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 2.7% in January-April 2024
▪ Police Says 20 Arrested Overnight, Three Foreigners
▪ Legal Committee Votes in Favor of Agents’ Bill in Minutes, Without Opposition Present
▪ 124 CSOs Call for “Unconditional Withdrawal” of Agents Law
▪ Photo Story | Ongoing Protest and Sit-in against Agents Bill at Parliament
▪ President Warns Law Enforcement Officials Against Resorting to Violence and Repression
▪ PM Vows to Adopt Foreign Agents Law, Pledges to Punish Violent Protesters
▪ The Daily Beat: 10 May
▪ Photo Story |Tens of Thousands Protest Against Foreign Agents Law
▪ TSU Students Announce Academic Boycott over Foreign Agents’ Law
▪ GD Chair: Agent is an Agent and Should Be Punished
▪ EU Ambassador: if Agents’ Law is Changed it Must be “Completely Different Law”
▪ Man Severely Beaten in Car in Another Case of Police Brutality
▪ 29 U.S. House Members Threaten Sanctions If Agents Law is Not Dropped
▪ Over 50 International Rights Organizations Stand with Georgian CSOs, Call for Withdrawal of Foreign Agents Law
▪ PM Meets Media, Says Changes May Be Made to Agents Bill After Presidential Veto
▪ Parliament Chairman Speaks about ‘Spiral of Violence’, Slams Embassies, Donors
▪ Eleven Detained During March on Chavchavadze Avenue
▪ UK, German Ambassadors Urge Prevention of Intimidation of Protesters
▪ Nordic-Baltic Countries: Agents Bill “Incompatible with EU Norms and Values,” Disrupts European Future
▪ TV Hosts Quit Pro-Government Imedi Channel
▪ Resigned Georgian Ambassador to France Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Agents Law
▪ Foreign, Culture Ministers Slam Resignation Statement by Georgian Ambassador to France
▪ U.S. State Department Condemns Harassment and Physical Assault of Agents Law Protesters
▪ PM Addresses “Sincere, Misled Youths,” Says Opponents Have “Lower IQ”
▪ The Daily Beat: 9 May
▪ Police Arrest Protesters on Chavchavadze Avenue
▪ Two More Opposition Representatives Targeted in Violent Beating
▪ Another Activist Against Agent’s Bill Arrested After Being Searched Without Lawyer’s Presence
▪ Ambassador Herczyński, President Zurabishvili Address Europe Day Event, GD Absent
▪ Another Attack on Opposition Representative and Protest Participant
▪ Georgian Ambassador to France Resigns Over Foreign Agents Law
▪ Orchestrated Intimidation of Protesters Against Agents’ Bill
▪ CSOs: Government Violence Cannot Stop Georgian People’s European Aspirations
▪ Ombudsman Calls for Law Enforcement Response to May 8 Beatings of Protest Activists
▪ EU Ambassador Herczyński Calls on Georgia to ‘Stay on the EU Path’ on Europe Day
▪ U.S. State Department “Incredibly Concerned” About GD’s Anti-Western Rhetoric
▪ MIA Says Detained Six Demonstrators, Announces Further Criminal Investigations Against Protesters
▪ The Daily Beat: 8 May
▪ Domestic Reactions to GD’s Incriminating Database on Opponents
▪ Attacks on the Protest Activists in the Streets of Tbilisi
▪ Two More Georgian Fighters Killed in Ukraine
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ GYLA Raises Alarm Over Surge In Abusive Phone Calls Amid Protests, Alleges Personal Data Breach
▪ Two Georgians Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces Released
▪ MIA Showcases Violent Rally Dispersals Abroad, Threatens Similar Actions Against Agents’ Bill Protesters
▪ Dispatch – May 8: False Messiah
▪ OGP Gives 30 Days to Government to Develop Working Plan Addressing Key Concerns
▪ Analysis | Could a Belarus-style Crackdown Occur in Georgia?
▪ Speaker Announces Launch of Incriminating Database on Opponents
▪ SSSG Warns of “Foreign Funded Provocations” During Rallies Against Agents’ Bill
▪ The Daily Beat: 7 May
▪ IDFI Director, TV Formula Crew Assaulted
▪ SIS: Investigation into Police Brutality Ongoing
▪ Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation Visits Georgia
▪ EBRD Warns Against Foreign Agents Law
▪ De-facto Abkhazian Leader Fires “Foreign Minister”
▪ ECtHR Finds Failure of Criminal Investigation in ‘Gavrilov’s Night’ Cases, Orders State to Pay Damages
▪ Speaker Again Lashes Out at NED, EED, MEPs for ‘Non-transparency,’ Funding ‘Radicalism,’ Political Parties
▪ CoE MONEYVAL Releases Second Follow-Up Report
▪ MEPs Call for Suspension of EU Candidate Status for Georgia
▪ Matthew Miller: Foreign Agents Law Will Undermine US-Georgia Relations
▪ 700+ Teachers Call for ‘Timely and Effective’ Probe into Colleague Attack
▪ The Daily Beat: 6 May
▪ Another Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine
▪ Patriarch’s Easter Epistle Urges Unity Through “Love of Motherland” Despite Confrontation
▪ Photo Story | Protesters Against Russian Law Celebrate Easter Together
▪ Interview | U.S. Assistant Secretary Jim O’Brien
▪ The Daily Beat: 3 May
▪ President Denounces Ivanishvili’s “Provocative” Speech, Urges High-Level European Visits
▪ Photo Story | Protest Rally, March, and Prayer on Good Friday
▪ Telephone Conversation between PM Kobakhidze and European Council President Michel
▪ President Vetoes GD’s Controversial ‘Offshore’ Law
▪ President’s Interview with LCI: European Platform is Open for all pro-European Parties
▪ Rebuking French Criticism, Georgian MFA Points to “Brutal” Acts by French Police
▪ UN Human Rights Chief Concerned by Reports of Disproportionate Use of Force Against Protesters
▪ Leading MEPs Condemn Violence Against Foreign Agents Law Protesters
▪ PM Kobakhidze Accuses U.S. of Attempting Revolutions, Says Special Efforts Need to “Restart” Relations
▪ Georgia’s Ranking Drops 26 Places, Landing at 103rd in RSF Press Freedom Ranking
▪ Georgian MFA: U.S. Invitation “Not in Conformity with the Spirit of Partnership”
▪ NED President Pledges Support to Georgians, Issues Stern Rebuke to Georgian Dream
▪ President Zurabishvili Pardons 25 Inmates
▪ Interview | ODIHR: Georgian Democracy Threatened by Foreign Agents Law
▪ EC Director General: Agents’ Law Will Create Serious Obstacles for EU Integration
▪ US Ambassador: GD Declined to Discuss Bilateral Strategic Partnership at Highest Level
▪ Robin Wagener: EU Integration Will not Happen if Agents’ Law is Adopted
▪ Photo Story | Agents Law Passes Second Reading, Thousands Protest Overnight Again
▪ CoE Secretary General Urges Georgia’s Government to Await Venice Commission Opinion on Agents Law
▪ Georgia’s Annual Inflation at 1.5% in April 2024
▪ U.S. State Department Condemns Kremlin-Inspired “Foreign Influence” Law
▪ President’s Interview to France 24: Clarity of Messages is what we Need
▪ EC President von der Leyen: Georgian Government “Should Heed Clear Message” of Citizens
▪ President Calls on Youth to be Calm, Says Long-Term Goal to Win Elections
▪ Patriarchate: Relations Should Move from Streets to Negotiating Table
▪ Photo Story | Police Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters Against Agents Law (April 30 – May 1)
▪ Majority Passes “Foreign Agents” Bill 83-23 in Second Reading
▪ PM Kobakhidze Puts Responsibility for Violent Rally Dispersal on ‘Foreign Funded’ Organizations
▪ CSOs: Physical Force Used Against Protesters Amounted to Torture
▪ Former PM Kvirikashvili Warns GD to Pay High Price for its Actions
▪ Media Watchdog Calls on Swift Investigation of Attacks against Journalists
▪ UNM Chair Severely Beaten by Police During Rally Against Agents’ Law
▪ EC’s Director General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Visits Georgia
▪ ICC Chair Open Letter Underscores Negative Consequences of Agents’ Law
▪ Second Reading of Agents’ Law Starts with Standoff between the GD and Opposition MPs
▪ International Outcry over Police Crackdown on Protest against Foreign Agents Bill
▪ MIA: 63 People Arrested During Rally Against Agents Law
▪ Public Defender: Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters Disproportionate
▪ Georgian Watchdogs Statements: Police resort to Disproportionate Force against Peaceful Protesters
▪ Parliament Starts Considering Foreign Agents Bill in Second Hearing, to Continue on May 1
▪ Campaign Beat: April 16-30
▪ Parliament Elects CEC Chair, Members
▪ Domestic Reactions to Ivanishvili’s Address at April 29 Government’s Rally
▪ CSOs and Activists Joint Statement: Government Announced Repressions Against People
▪ Stano: Agents Law Not in Line with European Values, EU Expectations
▪ U.S. Congressmen: Foreign Agents Bill Diverts Georgia From Euro-Atlantic Path
▪ Visitors from Turkey, Russia Dominate as Largest Group of International Visitors in Q1 2024
▪ FM Darchiashvili Visits Brussels
▪ Georgia’s GDP Up by 8.2% in March 2024
▪ Georgian Parliamentary Delegation Visits US Amid Foreign Agents Bill Controversy
▪ At Army Day, Commander-in-Chief Issues Strong Rebuke to Government, PM Speaks “Treason”
▪ Interview | Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur: “This is time for a principled stand”
▪ German Political Foundations Urge Government to Drop Foreign Agents Bill
▪ The Daily Beat: 29 April
▪ GD Leaders Double Down on Anti-Western, Sovereignist, Conspiracy Rhetoric
▪ Bidzina Ivanishvili Publicly Breaks with the West, Announces Political Repressions
▪ Legal Issues Committee Greenlights Foreign Agents Bill in Second Hearing
▪ Georgian Citizen Illegally Detained by Russian Occupation Forces
▪ CSOs Accuses Legal Issues Committee Chair of Abusing Power to Silence Opposition
▪ Georgian Business Association Worried About Instability, Backs Government
▪ Georgian Former Diplomats: GD Diverted from EU Integration Path
▪ Legal Affairs Committee Holds Contentious Second Hearing on Foreign Agents Law
▪ Op-ed | EC Must be Frank with Georgians
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