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Geneva Talks Postponed amid Coronavirus Fears
The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GDI), UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the…
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New EUMM Georgia Head Assumes Duties
The new Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, Marek Szczygieł, arrived in Tbilisi on Sunday, March…
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Adjara TV Dismisses Main News Program Anchor
On March 13, Giorgi Kokhreidze, director of Adjara TV and Radio Company, Batumi based public broadcaster, dismissed Teona Bakuridze, anchor…
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MEPs Appeal Georgian President to Consider Pardoning Gigi Ugulava
On March 13, eleven members of European Parliament, sent a letter to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, in which they appeal…
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Vladimir Putin Meets Tskhinvali Leader in Moscow
On March 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the Kremlin-backed leader of Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov. According to the…
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COVID-19: Georgian Gov’t Unveils Plan to Reduce Negative Economic Impact
On March 13, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, together with the Ministers in charge of economy and finance, unveiled a…
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Court Left Detained June 20 Tbilisi Protest Activist in Custody
On March 13, Tbilisi City Court ruled to leave in custody Besik Tamliani, an activist detained during June 20-21 protests,…
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How Prepared is Georgian Healthcare System for COVID-19 Pandemic?
By Nino Tarkhnishvili, RFE/RL Journalist (The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has laid bare shortcomings of many developed healthcare…
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CSOs: Nomination of Kadagidze as Top Court Chair “Unjustifiable”
On March 13, the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary, a group uniting over forty Georgian civil society organizations,…
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Georgian Dream Introduces Electoral Reform Bill to Parliament
Following the March 8 Agreement on changing the electoral system ahead of 2020 parliamentary election, the ruling Georgian Dream party…
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Georgian Gov’t to Work ‘Round-the-Clock’
In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic, Georgian government will function in…
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Georgia in U.S. House of Representatives Committee Hearing
On March 11, the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment held a hearing,…
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Georgia in U.S. Human Rights Report 2019
On March 11, the U.S. State Department released the 2019 report on human rights in Georgia, which is part of…
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Abkhaz Leadership Hopeful Bzhania Discharged from Russian Hospital
Aslan Bzhania, 56-year-old Abkhaz leadership hopeful, was discharged from the Krasnodar regional hospital after being treated for double multilobar aspiration…
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Deal on Electoral Reforms: What Now?
By Levan Tsutskiridze, Executive Director of Eastern European Center for Multi-party Democracy (EECMD) After direct mediation by senior U.S. and…
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COVID-19: Sokhumi to Close Enguri Bridge Crossing Point on March 14
Enguri crossing point, the only existing passage which links Russian-occupied Abkhazia region to Georgia proper, will be closed on March…
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German Foreign Office Welcomes Georgia’s Electoral Reform Deal
The German Federal Foreign Office welcomes March 8 electoral system reform agreement between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the…
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Georgia’s High Council of Justice Nominates Supreme Court Chair Candidate
On March 10, the High Council of Justice (HCoJ) of Georgia, the body overseeing the judiciary, has nominated Supreme Court…
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U.S. Senators Risch, Shaheen Praise Georgia’s Electoral Reform Deal
On March 10, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking…
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PACE Co-Rapporteurs Hail Georgia’s Electoral Reform Agreement
In a statement released on March 10, Titus Corlăţean (Romania, SOC) and Claude Kern (France, ALDE) – the co-rapporteurs of…
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COVID-19: Georgian Cases Total 23
On March 10, Georgia confirmed eight new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 23 cases. The…
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Members of European Parliament Welcome Georgia’s Electoral Reform Agreement
On March 10, four Members of the European Parliament (MEP) issued a joint statement welcoming the March 8 electoral system…
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Court Revokes Bail, Travel Restriction Imposed on Ugulava for Airport Incident
On March 9, Tbilisi City Court revoked 2000 GEL bail and a restriction to travel abroad imposed on Gigi Ugulava,…
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Council of Europe Welcomes Georgia’s Electoral Reform Agreement
The Council of Europe (CoE) welcomes March 8 electoral system reform agreement between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the…
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Georgian Dream, Opposition Spar over Releasing Prisoners after Electoral Deal
Despite sealing the March 8 deal that paves the way to new election system, the opposition and the ruling party…
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2019 FDI USD 1.27 bln – Preliminary Data
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Georgia reached USD 1.27 billion in 2019, which is 0.2% increase compared to the previous…
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Georgian Opposition Releases Joint Statement
On March 9, a day after sealing foreign-mediated electoral reform agreement with the ruling Georgian Dream party, Georgian opposition parties…
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EU Welcomes Georgia’s Electoral Reform Agreement
The European Union welcomes March 8 electoral system reform agreement between the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition, which…
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Georgian CSOs Welcome Electoral Reform Agreement
Five civil society organizations (CSOs), including the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Transparency International Georgia and Open Society…
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Georgian Leaders Hail Electoral Reform Agreement
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze have assessed yesterday’s agreement signed between the…
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Acting, Dismissed Adjara TV Journalists to Start Legal Dispute
Former and current employees of Adjara TV and Radio Company, Batumi based public broadcaster, including its former head of newsroom…
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COVID-19: 2 New Cases Bring Georgia Confirmed Total to 15
On March 9, Georgia confirmed two new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to fifteen cases in…
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Int’l Assessments on Georgia’s Electoral Reform Agreement
On March 8, representatives of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition signed an agreement paving the way to…
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Georgian Dream, Opposition Reach Consensus over Electoral Reform
The ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition have reached a consensus over electoral system reform ahead of crucial 2020…
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Activists Mark International Women’s Day in Tbilisi
Activists marked International Women’s Day in the Georgian Capital on March 8 by staging a performance against femicide outside Tbilisi…
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Coronavirus: Georgian Cases Total Twelve
On March 7, Georgia confirmed three new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to twelve cases. The…
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NATO Commander Concluded Georgia Visit
General Erhard Bühler, Commander of NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum visited Georgia on March 3-4. As part of his…
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Coronavirus: Georgia Suspends Direct Flights with Italy, Tightens Border Control
On March 6, the Inter-Agency Coordination Council on Coronavirus, a Georgian government task force headed by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia,…
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Georgian Defense Minister on Official Visit to Azerbaijan
Georgian delegation headed by Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili is paying an official visit to neighboring Azerbaijan on March 5-6. Yesterday…
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Georgia Joins NATO’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing Platform
Georgian Cyber Security Bureau, a state body charged with tackling cyber threats, joined Malware Information Sharing Platform, Georgia’s Ministry of…
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RSF Alerts COE Media Platform about Adjara TV Developments
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based watchdog, published an alert about Georgia’s Adjara TV, Batumi based public broadcaster, on the Council of Europe’s…
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At UN Security Council, Estonia, UK, U.S. Condemn Russian Cyberattack on Georgia
At the UN Security Council, on March 5, Estonia, the U.S. and the United Kingdom condemned the “extensive and disruptive…
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Coronavirus: Georgian Cases Total Nine
In a late-night briefing on March 5, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control and Public…
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26 MEPs Express Worry over Georgia’s Democratic Backsliding
On March 5, a group of twenty-six Members of the European Parliament, headed by MEP Markéta Gregorová (Czech Republic/GREENS-EFA) sent…
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Russian MFA ‘Carefully Following’ Developments in Abkhazia
On March 5, Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding the recent developments in Abkhazia, that followed re-hospitalization of key…
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Court Finds Ex-Chief Prosecutor Adeishvili Guilty over Iberia TV Case
On March 5 the Tbilisi City Court has found Georgia’s former Chief Prosecutor Zurab Adeishvili (2004–2008), a highly influential figure…
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Abkhazia Introduces Commuted Capital Punishment for Drug Trafficking
Moscow-backed Sokhumi authorities have introduced capital punishment for large-scale drug trafficking. The change came into effect on Sunday, March 1,…
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Georgia Confirms Fourth Case of Coronavirus
Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health, confirmed on March 5 the fourth…
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Freedom House: Georgia Remains “Partly Free” as Score Declines Slightly
Georgia experienced a two-point decrease in the Freedom in the World score, according to the new report by Freedom House,…
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Interviews
Interview with Adam Kinzinger, Co-chair of House Georgia Caucus
Ani Chkhikvadze: Thank you very much for your time, I will start with recent developments in Georgia. You met with…
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