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Dispatch – March 16: Dog Days

On March 12, the 105th day of nonstop Georgian protests, Skelo left the Rustaveli Avenue rally early. Evidence from friends’…
Arrested Businessman Accuses Ivanishvili and GD of Connection with Russian Special Services

It’s not just the ongoing protests and the regime’s repression that are dominating television and the news. When a businessman…
As Democracy Falters Globally, Georgian Protest Mood Turns Somber

“The end of winter is near; the spring of the people is coming!” chant the protesters in Tbilisi streets. In…
Interview | Margus Tsahkna: Dignity, Values and Future of Democracy Are at Stake

As the Georgian resistance and protests continue for more than 100 days now, the security situation in the Black Sea…
Dispatch – March 8: Broken Seatbelt

It was a rainy and gloomy morning on October 26, 2024. I needed to catch a minibus back to Tbilisi…
Protester Temur Katamadze Ends 48-Day Hunger Strike As He Awaits Refugee Status Decision

After 48 days, Temur Katamadze ended his hunger strike today, March 5. This followed his transfer from the detention center…

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08/03/2025 - 14:22

Photo Story | Georgians Mark 100th Day Protests

On March 7, protesters took to the streets again to mark the 100th day of nonstop protests in Georgia. Tbilisi’s…

25/02/2025 - 23:26

Photo story | Rally Marks Russian Occupation Anniversary

Tens of thousands have marched to mark the 104th anniversary of Tbilisi’s occupation by the invading Soviet Russian army in…

25/02/2025 - 12:21

Photo Story | Ukraine Solidarity March and Rally

On 24 February, Georgian demonstrators in Tbilisi marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by expressing solidarity…

19/02/2025 - 13:14

Photo Story | Ivanishvili’s Birthday Marked with Carnivalesque Protest

February 18 marked Bidzina Ivanishvili’s 69th birthday with a larger carnivalesque protest on Rustaveli Avenue, where demonstrators have been gathering…

30/01/2025 - 13:14

Photo Story | Protesters Demand to Free the Public Broadcaster

The road near the Georgian Public Broadcaster has been blocked as hundreds of protesters gathered to demand airtime and the release…

25/01/2025 - 23:34

Photo Story | Theater Protest

On January 23 at Vaso Abashidze Theatre, which had announced a strike after the arrest of its actor, Andro Chihinadze,…

22/01/2025 - 09:57

Photo Story | Mask Protest Mocks Ban

On the 52nd day of protests, January 18, against the Georgian Dream government, Tbilisites braved the ban on face-covering masks…

16/01/2025 - 19:18

Photo Story | Georgia Goes on Strike

On Wednesday, January 15, thousands of people took to the streets across Georgia in the largest strike in the country’s…

Opinion

16/03/2025 - 23:19

Dispatch – March 16: Dog Days

On March 12, the 105th day of nonstop Georgian protests, Skelo left the Rustaveli Avenue rally early. Evidence from friends’ messages suggests that the chubby, fluffy, grayish, short-legged, sad-faced stray dog was still at the parliament when protesters again blocked Tbilisi’s main street. But minutes later he was sitting alone around the Liberty Square metro station, about 300 meters down the road, listening with watery eyes to a street musician’s lonely guitar wail. Skelo didn’t stay there long either, getting up lazily and slowly walking…
10/03/2025 - 14:46

Interview | Margus Tsahkna: Dignity, Values and Future of Democracy Are at Stake
09/03/2025 - 16:37

Verbatim | “Slap the Patriarchy, Slap the Police, Slap the Authoritarianism!” Women’s 8 March Manifesto
08/03/2025 - 18:08

Dispatch – March 8: Broken Seatbelt
01/03/2025 - 14:15

Dispatch – March 1: White Snow, Red Coat
27/02/2025 - 20:13

Interview | Rasa Juknevičienė: It’s Important Not to Give Up
20/02/2025 - 14:51

Dispatch – February 20: Mzia and News

Analysis

10/03/2025 - 15:10

As Democracy Falters Globally, Georgian Protest Mood Turns Somber

“The end of winter is near; the spring of the people is coming!” chant the protesters in Tbilisi streets. In Georgia, balmier days and burgeoning trees announce the arrival of spring. Yet, after a hundred days of nonstop street protest, the winter of Georgian discontent fails to bear fruit. While the core of protesters continues to turn up on Rustaveli Avenue and in some towns across the country, the mood fluctuates from morose resignation to dogged defiance. Victory, once pronounced as inevitable, now seems distant.…
19/02/2025 - 17:11

Georgia and Serbia – Two Protests, Different Contexts
13/01/2025 - 12:19

Natalie Sabanadze: Georgian Dream is Precipitating its Own Downfall
17/12/2024 - 11:24

Explainer | Facing Resistance, Georgian Dream Rushes in Repressive Laws
07/12/2024 - 17:12

Defending the Future: Understanding Georgia’s Fall Protests
02/12/2024 - 17:50

Georgian Dream’s Oppressive Anti-LGBT Law Comes into Effect
28/11/2024 - 18:42

GD Aborts EU Accession

Features

09/11/2024 - 19:38

Forgotten Georgians of Gali and Georgian Elections

For years, ethnic Georgians from the town of Gali and its district, in occupied Abkhazia have faced obstacles to voting in Georgian elections, and the recent parliamentary elections on 26 October were no exception. Gali is the district populated by ethnic Georgians and is adjacent to the occupation line that separates Abkhazia from the rest of Georgia. About the author: Lela Jobava is a conflict researcher and journalist Georgia’s recent parliamentary elections, held on October 26, have drawn considerable international attention. Some foreign governments, like…
15/08/2024 - 19:53

Georgia’s Libertarian Youth: An Ambitious Forerunner of Ideology-Driven Politics
02/08/2024 - 20:40

New Generation of Leftist Youth: Will They Influence Georgia’s Future?
24/11/2023 - 13:29

Central Asia to the South Caucasus: Newfound Connectivity Relevance of the Middle Corridor
20/11/2023 - 13:42

German Political Spectrum Views on Georgia’s EU Candidacy
16/11/2023 - 23:27

CCIIR Report Dives Deep into Georgia’s Language Education Landscape
01/11/2023 - 17:09

Jokes, Grievances and Demonstrations: Russians in Georgia and Germany

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