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‘Georgia is Descending Into a Pro-Putin Mafia State’
As Trump axes all aid and humanitarian efforts grind to a halt, the country’s Pro-Russian Government is cracking down on dissent, reports Will Neal
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Georgian Protesters Speak Out About ‘Mobile Torture Chambers’ and Reveal How They’re Fighting Back Against Violent Crackdowns
They fear the country’s incoming anti-Western president will quickly push to declare a state of emergency
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Violence Erupts in Georgia After Government Suspends EU Accession Bid
Critics say the ruling Georgian Dream party has twice this week violated the country’s constitution following parliamentary elections now slammed by the EU as rigged
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Georgia Staggers under a ‘Dozen Daggers’ as Protests Continue over Rigged Election Claims
Experts say a complex but systematic series of electoral violations rather than a ‘single smoking gun’ have undermined Georgia’s parliamentary elections
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Fear and Loathing in Zugdidi: Dirty Tricks on the Georgian Campaign Trail
Amid mounting authoritarianism and widespread allegations of election-rigging, will Georgia’s democracy survive parliamentary polls scheduled for 26 October?
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Beyond Trumpland: What a Second Trump Presidency Means for Moscow’s ‘Forever Wars’
Experts say Donald Trump’s fiery brand of boardroom geopolitics would have disastrous consequences even beyond the theatre of Russia’s active conflict with Ukraine
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Why Armenia’s Latest Anti-Government Movement Failed and What South Caucasus Conflicts Reveal About Future of Global Politics
A charismatic bishop led thousands to protest the government’s handling of tensions with Azerbaijan, but experts say the movement has proven only a flash in the pan
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A Growing Spectre of Azerbaijani Irredentism Hangs Over COP29
Technically a diaspora rights organisation, critics say the Western Azerbaijan Community has become one of Baku’s key instruments for domestic radicalisation
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‘A New Iron Curtain’: Georgia-China Port Deal will ‘Have Immense Consequences for the Region’, Lawyer Suggests
Experts say Georgia’s decision to partner with a sanctioned Chinese company on the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project will completely reshape regional politics in the years to come
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Having Outlawed Foreign Influence, Georgian Dream Initiates Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Tbilisi Pride says that it is in the ‘ultimate battle for our lives… and if we lose, we will have to go into exile’
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Meet Zviad ‘Khareba’ Kharazishvili, Georgia’s Alleged Minister for State Violence
“He’s emotionless, unblinking, a special kind of animal. When financial sanctions finally drop, Khareba needs to be one of the first people targeted”
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Georgian Officials Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ State Violence With Trip to London
The UK Government is being urged to take action against Georgia as the US on Thursday announced sanctions against a “few dozen” Georgian Dream officials
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UK Government Accused of Allowing Georgia’s ‘Pro-Russian’ Drift After Foreign Influence Law Passed
The Conservatives said they had no idea a UK-backed Georgian communications unit was using trolls to attack opponents and spread anti-Western disinformation. A source claims the former Foreign Secretary was informed last March
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Georgian Dream Pass ‘Foreign Influence’ law ‘Completing its Seizure of Power’ After Weeks of Violent Protests
For several weeks, Tbilisi has been rocked by violent crackdowns on protesters opposed to a Kremlin-style bill targeting journalists and civil society. Today it passed into law
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Explained: What Could Happen if Georgian Dream Is Ousted Over the ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill As Final Vote Set to Take Place
Protests against a Russian-style law on ‘foreign influence’ have been touted as signs that Georgia is heading for its ‘Maidan’ moment – but experts say the reality is more complex
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Georgian President’s Veto of ‘Russian Law’ Sets Stage for Government’s Showdown with Western Partners
President Salome Zurabishvil tonight announced her veto of the ruling Georgian Dream party’s controversial law on ‘foreign influence’ almost two weeks earlier than expected.
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Secret Talks on Opposition ‘Coalition’ as Georgian Dream Moves Forward with ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Amid Violent Protests
A number of pro-Western but otherwise fragmented Georgian political opposition groups may put aside bad blood to campaign as one ahead of elections in October
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Cracks in the Crackdown? Pressure Mounts on Georgian Dream
Amid massive public protests and deepening international pressure, the ruling Georgian Dream party has said it may be willing to negotiate on their controversial ‘Russian law’
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‘Our Injuries Will Heal, but the Georgian Government’s Reputation Will Not’
Georgia’s accelerating authoritarian slide into Russia’s orbit has now seen its government launch a full-scale Belarusian-style crackdown on opposition voices.
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‘Georgia’s bid to Muzzle Media and NGO’s and the Russian-Made Oligarch Behind it’
Top level discussions between Georgian government officials and their party’s oligarch founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili, provide insights into the motivation for resurrecting a draft law that prompted two nights of rioting last year, reports Will Neal
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An Eerie Quiet Along Georgia’s ‘Border’ with South Ossetia
With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine failing, Will Neal looks at the Kremlin’s ‘frozen’ conflict with another neighbour. Will Russia try to score a victory there?
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Amid War in Ukraine, Georgians Push to Recognise Abkhazian ‘Genocide’
In reaction to the perceived pro-Kremlin tilt in the Government, Georgian opposition parties hope to draw attention to the forgotten slaughter of 30 years ago Venera Meshveliani fled her home in Abkhazia thirty years ago. With it, a wave of ethnic cleansing would see thousands of Georgians tortured, raped and slaughtered by Abkhaz separatists backed…
