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U.S. Congressman Slams ‘Oligarch’ Ivanishvili over Frontera Resources, ‘Crashing Basic Human Rights’
On January 28, in his remarks made in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Pete Olson, [R-TX] slammed Georgia’s ruling…
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Outgoing Intelligence Chief Izoria, Interior Minister Gomelauri on Ex-Cop’s Allegations
Levan Izoria, outgoing chief of Georgian Intelligence Service, and Vakhtang Gomelauri, incumbent Interior Minister, made their first comments almost a…
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Prosecutor’s Office Terminates Investigation into Machalikashvili Case
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it terminated the case related to Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was shot dead during…
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CSOs Call on Georgian Dream to Adopt Proportional Electoral System
On January 28, 22 civil society organizations (among them International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Transparency International Georgia, Open…
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President Zurabishvili Addresses PACE Winter Session
In her 47-minute address to the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on January…
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Georgian FM Addresses PACE as Chair of CoE Committee of Ministers
On January 27, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani addressed the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of…
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Levan Izoria Quits as Chief of Intelligence, Considered as Ambassador to Germany
On January 27, Levan Izoria, now former Chief of Intelligence told POSTV that he quit the position, stating that he…
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Georgian Officials Speak of U.S. Congressmen’s Letters to PM Gakharia
On January 27, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani said that the recent letters addressed to Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia from…
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Ex-Cop Speaks of Pressure for Detaining Intelligence Chief Izoria’s Brother in 2014
Giorgi Dvalishvili, former police officer, who spoke of systematic pressure for detaining then Deputy Minister Levan Izoria’s brother in 2014…
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Georgia’s Ambassador Bakradze Assesses U.S. Congressmen’s Letters
David Bakradze, Georgian Ambassador to the United States, commented on the letters sent by the U.S. Congressmen to the Georgian…
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Georgian President to Address PACE Winter Session
Tomorrow, on January 28, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will address the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council…
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Batumi ex-Mayor Sent to Prison for 7 Years
On January 27, the court of Adjara Autonomous Republic has sent former Mayor of Batumi, Giorgi Ermakov (2014-2017) to seven…
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Alliance of Patriots Rallies, Wants NDI, IRI Banned in Georgia
On Sunday, January 26, Alliance of Patriots, a nativist party led by Parliament vice-speaker Irma Inashvili and party chairman Davit…
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EU Special Representative Klaar Concludes Georgia Visit
Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, who visited Tbilisi on…
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Irakli Shotadze – Prosecutor who Came in from the Cold?
Irakli Shotadze, Georgia’s penultimate Prosecutor General, is angling for a comeback, but the controversy that led to his initial departure…
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Opposition Publicizes U.S. Senator Wicker’s Letter to PM Gakharia
On January 25, opposition’s United National Movement party publicized U.S. Senator Roger Wicker’s December 19 letter addressed to Georgian Prime…
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Justice Minister Tsulukiani Puts Her Pride before Duty
Saba Brachveli, a lawyer at Ombudsperson’s office By publicly exposing the identities of prisoners that met the Ombudsperson and by…
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U.S. Congressman Babin Concerned over Georgia’s ‘Backsliding from Democratic Values’
On January 23, a member of the U.S. Congress, Brian Babin (R-TX) wrote a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi…
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Ombudsperson Says Disclosure of Her Prison Meetings ‘Illegal,’ Penitentiary Service Denies Allegations
On January 24, Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria released a statement in response to the yesterday’s “illegal public disclosure” of…
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Tskhinvali Temporarily Opens Crossing Point for Certain Group of Akhalgori Residents
On January 24, occupied Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia temporarily opened the Odzisi (Mosabruni) crossing point for a certain group of Akhalgori…
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PM Gakharia Concludes Davos Visit
On January 23, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia spoke of perspectives of cooperation with the European Union at the panel…
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New Independent Inspector Appointed
On January 23, the High Council of Justice (HCoJ) appointed Zurab Aznaurashvili as new Independent Inspector – responsible for uncovering…
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Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu: Georgia Should Become NATO Member
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who is participating in the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting in Davos on January…
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Georgia in TI’s 2019 Corruption Perception Index
Georgia’s ranking in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has deteriorated slightly, slipping by two points from 2018. In the…
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NATO-Georgia Commission Meets in Brussels
On January 22, Georgian State Minister For Reconciliation and Civic Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili and First Deputy Foreign Minister Vakhtang Makharoblishvili…
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Four US Congressmen Address Georgian PM with ‘Concerns over Political Targeting, Declining Economic Trend’
The four Members of the U.S. Congress, House Georgia Caucus Co-Chairs Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), House…
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Ombudsperson Calls on State Inspector to Study Lawfulness of Minister Tsulukiani’s Actions
On January 22, Georgia’s Public Defender Nino Lomjaria issued a request addressed to the State Inspector, to examine lawfulness of…
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In Quotes: MEPs on Recent Developments in Georgia
On January 21, the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) received updates from the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation…
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Dutch FM Stef Blok Visits Georgia
Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, who is visiting Georgia on January 22, met with his Georgian…
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CSOs Call for Minister Tsulukiani’s ‘Political Responsibility’
A group of local civil society organizations, including Georgian Democracy Initiative, Rehabilitation Initiative for Vulnerable Groups, Transparency International – Georgia,…
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Georgia’s Tsikhelashvili Discusses Occupied Abkhazia, Tskhinvali in European Parliament
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili spoke of the situation in Georgia, primarily in its Russia-occupied…
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President Nausėda to PM Gakharia: Lithuania Cares about Democratic Future of Georgia
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda held meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland…
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EU Special Representative Meets Georgia Officials, Says Tskhinvali Crossing Points Need to be Reopened
Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, who arrived to Georgia…
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Georgian, Azerbaijani Defense Ministers Discuss Cooperation
On January 21, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on…
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PM Gakharia Attends World Economic Forum in Davos
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia is visiting Davos, Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting on…
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Georgia Security Service: Occupying Forces Continue Fencing on Tbilisi-Controlled Territory
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) informed Civil Georgia (Civil.ge) on January 20 that the forces of Russian occupation…
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U.S. Congressman Speaks of ‘Negative Trend in Democratic, Free-Market Economic Indicators’ in Georgia
U.S. Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-R) published a letter addressed to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, in which he expressed “increasing…
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CSOs: Competition Selecting Independent Inspector Not Transparent
The Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary, uniting over 40 Georgian local civil society organizations (CSOs), calls on the High…
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Commotion in Abkhazia: Expert Views
2020 kicked off with major shake-up in Abkhazia, Georgia’s westernmost Russian-occupied region. On January 9, throngs of opposition supporters broke…
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TI Georgia: Selective, Disproportionate, Unreasonable Force Used against Civic Activists
Transparency International Georgia, a local human rights watchdog, stated on January 20 that Georgian authorities use force against civic activists…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover increased by 2.7% in 2019 year-on-year, reaching USD 12.8 billion, according to the preliminary figures released by…
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Watchdog Calls on Prosecutorial Council Not to Nominate Irakli Shotadze as Chief Prosecutor
A local watchdog, Human Rights and Monitoring Center (EMC) calls on the Prosecutorial Council, a body responsible for the selection…
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Kelly Degnan Sworn-in as New U.S. Ambassador to Georgia
Kelly Degnan, who was confirmed by the Senate on December 19 as the next U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, was sworn…
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Reconciliation Minister: Tbilisi Ready to Expand Dialogue with “the Abkhaz, Ossetian Societies”
Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia stated on January 16 that Tbilisi has long expressed…
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Ruling Party, Opposition Assess NDI-Commissioned Survey
Ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition politicians have assessed the recent public opinion survey results released by the National Democratic…
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OSCE/ODIHR Welcomes Announced Halting of Top Bench Judicial Appointments
The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) “welcomes” the announcement that Georgia‘s Supreme Court judicial appointments “have…
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Friendly Brother is Watching You? Georgia’s New, State-sponsored Media Critic
Not so long ago, Georgia’s Facebooking masses were served a short promotional video in which familiar faces took turns enunciating…
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Public Attitudes, Political Ratings in NDI-commissioned Survey
On January 16, National Democratic Institute (NDI) released its public opinion survey results, which show respondents’ attitudes towards broad range…
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NATO Military Committee Holds Session on Georgia
On January 15, the Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority and the organization’s primary source of military advice, discussed Georgia’s…
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Ombudsperson: Khazaradze-Japaridze Case Materials ‘Do not Contain’ Money Laundering Elements
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria, who addressed the Tbilisi City Court on January 9 as a friend of the court…
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