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Russia
Leader-in-Exile of Georgia’s Russian-Occupied Abkhazia Region Marks 33 Years Since War of Secession Began
More than 200,000 people, overwhelmingly ethnic Georgians, were displaced in the 1992-1993 war.
Aug. 15, 2025
France
Georgia Bars French Journalist: Is Tbilisi Adopting the Authoritarian Playbook?
At least six European journalists have been expelled or denied re-entry into Georgia recent months, sparking fears of a Russian-style crackdown on press freedoms.
Aug. 9, 2025
Russia
OPINION: A Wound Still Bleeding: 17 Years After the Russia-Georgia War
Russia’s invasion of Georgia 17 years ago today should have served as a cautionary tale. Unfortunately, many still refuse to see Moscow’s revanchist ambitions – or simply choose complicity.
Aug. 7, 2025
EU
Georgian Journalist Jailed: 24 Embassies Condemn ‘Politically Motivated’ Sentence
A well-known journalist was sentenced to two years in jail for slapping a police chief during protests against the Georgian government. Supporters are protesting the sentence.
Aug. 6, 2025
NATO
Georgia Hosts NATO Drills Despite Cooling Ties With the West
The exercise, held near the capital Tbilisi, is part of a broader series of joint drills running from July 21 to August 8 across Georgia and Turkey, the defence ministry said in a statement.
July 26, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Bucha and Abkhazia: Different Countries, Same Crimes
Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine echo its past atrocities in Georgia. Georgians now fighting or reporting from Ukraine are trying to tell the world that Moscow will not stop unless stopped.
July 20, 2025
EU
EU Gives Georgia Aug. 31 Deadline to Respect Democratic Norms
The EU is placing Georgia at a crossroads with an ultimatum. If the ruling Georgian Dream party does not return to the democratic path and respect European values, Brussels will shut its door.
July 16, 2025
Europe
‘Pointed Message’: Ex-US Diplomat’s Unexplained Denial of Entry to Georgia Sparks Alarm
Former US Ambassador to Tbilisi asserts that such a move “had to have been sanctioned at fairly high levels in the Georgian government.”
July 13, 2025
Georgia
Voices Behind Bars: Georgia’s Opposition Faces the Iron Grip of Power
As protests sparked by Georgia’s about-face on its European path continue, more and more opposition figures are being arrested. Kyiv Post reports from Tbilisi.
July 7, 2025
Ukraine
From Russia to a Basement in Georgia – Ukrainians Held After Deportation
An NGO worker said Russia may be accelerating deportations ahead of expected changes to Georgian migration laws in September, which are aimed at tightening entries.
June 30, 2025
Georgia
OPINION: The South Caucasus Powder Keg
The war between Israel and Iran has diverted attention from Russia’s revanchism and aggression. But it is imperative that the West’s focus revert back to Ukraine and the South Caucasus.
June 30, 2025
Russia
Georgia Rejects Russian Proposal to Restore Diplomatic Ties
Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, capitalizing on escalated tensions between Tbilisi and the Black Sea country’s two separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
April 16, 2025
Russia
Ex-Georgian President Slams PM for Whitewashing Russia Over 1989 Massacre
Georgia on Wednesday marked 36 years since Soviet troops brutally crushed a peaceful pro-independence rally in Tbilisi on April 9, 1989, killing 21 people - mostly women - and injuring hundreds.
April 11, 2025
Georgia
Georgia’s Protesters Face ‘Financial Terror’ as Government Cracks Down
One protester was handed a summons with fines totaling 45,000 lari (approximately $16,000) for briefly blocking traffic on Tbilisi’s central avenue.
March 23, 2025
Saakashvili
Georgia’s Ex-Leader Saakashvili to Spend 12.5 Years in Prison
On Monday, Saakashvili was sentenced to “four years and six months in prison for illegally crossing Georgia’s border” when he covertly returned from exile in Ukraine.
March 17, 2025
Saakashvili
Georgia Court Extends Ex-President Saakashvili’s Jail Term
Saakashvili was sentenced in absentia in 2018 to six years behind bars for abuse of office. He was jailed and began serving the term in 2021, when he returned to the country.
March 12, 2025