Politics

April 10, 2025 23:56

• Georgian journalists treat set up of dictatorship as result of amendments to Law on Grants

  The adopted amendments to the Law on Grants for the first time in Georgia's modern history have enshrined authoritarianism legitimately. These changes will lead to the destruction of critical media and the establishment of a dictatorship, media professionals have stated.

April 10, 2025 22:48

• Activist injured during protest in Zugdidi

  In Zugdidi, the police clashed with activists who gathered near a memorial dedicated to the memory of those killed in Tbilisi on April 9, 1989. One of the protesters was taken to hospital.

April 09, 2025 22:17

• Detained Tbilisi protesters complain about law enforcers’ actions

  Two of the three young people have stated the use of excessive force and insults during their detention at the action held near the Georgian Parliament; one of them has marks from a blow in his face. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained the detention by the fact that the activists refused to clear the road in response to the police demand.

April 07, 2025 22:48

• Analysts argue about motives for removing Kadyrov’s spouse and daughters from register of legal entities

  The information in the register of legal entities is public by law, and the removal of the names of Ramzan Kadyrov’s relatives from the register may be explained by the desire to protect companies from sanctions and complicate the investigation into their activities.

April 04, 2025 21:39

• Analysts assess Adam Kadyrov’s appointment as curator of the Chechen MIA

  Adam Kadyrov's new position is a test of his fitness to take over the republic’s leadership after his father, while the post of curator of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) presupposes titles and competencies that Ramzan Kadyrov's 17-year-old son does not possess.

April 03, 2025 22:57

• Relatives of political prisoners announce 24-hour protest in Tbilisi

  Families of oppositionists arrested in connection with participation in pro-European protest actions have united in a public movement to demand the release of prisoners of conscience. The activists plan to start a 24-hour protest action in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi.

April 01, 2025 23:59

• Adam Kadyrov appointed curator of the Chechen MIA

  The 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, became the curator of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

April 01, 2025 21:42

• Georgian Parliament tightens law on foreign agents

  In the third reading, members of the Georgian Parliament have adopted the “Act on the Registration of Foreign Agents” which introduces the concept of individuals-foreign agents.

March 28, 2025 23:59

• Clashes with police occur near the Georgian Parliament

  Several protesters, including Elene Khoshtariya, the leader of the “Droa” Party, were detained near the Georgian Parliament on the 121st day of pro-European protests.

March 27, 2025 23:40

• Kadyrov boasts about number of law enforcers

  There are more than 36,000 people serving as law enforcers in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the region, has stated.

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