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Saakashvili
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Returned to Prison
Saakashvili has been convicted in several criminal cases, though his supporters and many Western officials have repeatedly described his prosecution as politically motivated.
Nov. 13, 2025
Europe
Georgian Dream Escalates War of Words With Brussels
Tbilisi’s ruling pro-Kremlin Georgian Dream political party is accusing the EU of “Lies” and “Backing Extremists” after its Parliament criticized the would-be member nation of democratic backsliding.
Nov. 10, 2025
Ukraine
‘Ukraine Acted Against Us’: Georgia’s Foreign Minister Accuses Kyiv of Trying to Block EU Integration
Bochorishvili’s comments came days after the EU Commission released its annual Report on Georgia, which delivered one of the harshest evaluations among all EU candidate countries.
Nov. 6, 2025
EU
EU Calls Georgia ‘Candidate in Name Only’ Amid Democratic Backsliding
“Georgia is not on the trajectory to become an EU member state, neither in 2030 nor later,” Pawel Herczynski, EU ambassador to Georgia, told reporters in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Nov. 4, 2025
Georgia
ANALYSIS: Georgia’s Democracy Under Pressure: Ruling Party Seeks to Ban Three Opposition Parties
Analysts warn this could further consolidate the ruling party’s dominance and limit the opposition’s activity.
Oct. 28, 2025
Russia
Berlin Deports Family of Murdered Dissident in High-Profile Russian Assassination Case Back to Georgia
German authorities have deported family members of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, assassinated on Kremlin orders in 2019. The deportees fear for their lives in Georgia.
Oct. 27, 2025
Corruption
Former Georgian PM Garibashvili Charged With Money Laundering, Banned From Leaving Country
The investigation is seen as part of an orchestrated internal “clean-up” within the Georgian Dream party.
Oct. 25, 2025
Corruption
Former Georgian PM Admits to Receiving Illegal Income, Cooperates with Investigators
Garibashvili, one of the most powerful figures in Georgian politics over the past decade, served as Prime Minister from 2021 to 2024 and presided over Tbilisi’s anti-Western turn.
Oct. 22, 2025
Belarus
Jailed Belarus, Georgia Journalists Win EU’s Top Rights Prize
The EU Parliament awarded the Sakharov human rights prize to jailed journalists Mzia Amaghlobeli and Andrzej Poczobut, hailing them as symbols of press freedom in Georgia and Belarus.
Oct. 22, 2025
Georgia
Georgian Dream Purge: Large-Scale Searches Target Former PM, Security Chief, Prosecutor General
While the ruling party insists these are steps in a broader anti-corruption clampdown, opposition groups and analysts say the moves reflect an intensifying internal cleansing within the ruling elite.
Oct. 18, 2025
Georgia
Finnish Foreign Minister Fined $1,800 After Visiting Georgia Protests
$1,800 penalties have been imposed on attendees of the daily pro-democracy demonstrations on Rustaveli Avenue since early this year as part of Georgian Dream’s efforts to stamp out dissent.
Oct. 16, 2025
Russia
Russia Rejects Compensation to Georgia Over 2008 War
Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 after Tbilisi launched a surprise offensive against pro-Moscow separatist forces that it said were shelling Georgian villages.
Oct. 15, 2025
Georgia
Georgia’s Prime Minister Cancels Meeting With Finnish Foreign Minister After She Expresses Support for Pro-Democracy Protesters
The move underscores growing tensions between Georgia’s ruling party and its Western partners amid fears of democratic backsliding and closer alignment with Moscow.
Oct. 15, 2025
Russia
Rights Court Orders Russia to Pay Georgia Over Violations After 2008 War
The European Court of Human Rights said Russia had stopped people from crossing freely into Abkhazia and South Ossetia – Georgian regions that Moscow recognised as independent after the 16-day war.
Oct. 14, 2025
Europe
Georgian Dream Unveils New Wave of Protest Crackdowns
Hundreds of protesters have already been penalized with extortionate 5,000 lari ($1,835) fines for taking to the streets to peacefully demonstrate, while many others have been jailed.
Oct. 14, 2025
US
‘Shameful Indifference’ – US Policy on Georgia Branded Crisis of Strategy, Expert Warns
As the Georgian Dream party dismantles democratic norms, the warning comes amid deep US Senate concern and pro-democracy frustration that Washington is “basically indifferent” to the deepening crisis.
Oct. 12, 2025