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Georgian opposition figure Giorgi Vashadze jailed in widening crackdown

The sentence sees most opposition leaders behind bars as the ruling Georgian Dream squeezes critics and rivals.

Al Jazeera

Georgia arrests second opposition figure in days as ruling party faces more protests

Nightly protests across the country began on 28 November, when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze halted the country's EU integration process.

Euronews

Georgia detains second opposition leader within days as ruling party faces more protests

Georgian police have detained a second top opposition leader within days, as protests continue in the South Caucasus country against the ruling Georgian Dream party

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Court rules to arrest Georgian opposition leader as anti-government protests continue

A court in Georgia ordered opposition party leader Zurab Japaridze detained Thursday on charges of failing to appear before a parliamentary inquiry, prompting protests against the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party

The Independent UK

Georgia's EU accession is moving 'in a very active way', first deputy prime minister tells Euronews

Since last year, Georgia’s European Union accession process has completely stalled. However, the country’s First Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili has told Euronews that the government still aims to join the bloc by 2030.

Euronews

Man gets life in prison in killing of transgender model in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia

A man has been convicted of stabbing to death a transgender actor and model in her apartment last year in Georgia

The Independent UK

UK ‘becomes first state to sanction Georgia’s general prosecutor’

Giorgi Gabitashvili and three other high-ranking officials have been made subject to asset freezes and travel bans.

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First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame

Autocracy is on the move worldwide and becoming more resilient.

The Conversation

Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's total prison time extends to over 12 years in new verdict

Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement.

Euronews

Georgia court hands ex-President Saakashvili further 4.5 years in prison

Opposition forces claim that sentences reflect regime’s fear of the former pro-Western leader.

Al Jazeera

Authoritarian leaders in former Soviet bloc seize on Musk’s USAid crackdown

Region’s autocrats join in persecution of agency that provided aid and helped to build up civil society in 1990s

The Guardian - US

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks

The Independent UK

Police crack down on resurgent protests in Georgia

Opposition leader Nika Melia and former mayor Gigi Ugulava arrested during a rally in Tbilisi.

Al Jazeera

Georgia Police Arrest Two Opposition Leaders At Protest

Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders during a street protest against the ruling party Sunday, a moved quickly denounced by the European Union, which denounced Tbilisi's "brutal crackdown".

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'Campaign Of Terror': Georgia's Escalating Rights Crackdown

Georgian rights activists have denounced what they say is a mounting campaign of repression being waged by the government, accused of democratic backsliding and of moving Tbilisi closer to Russia.

The Independent UK

Germany, France and Poland condemn violence in Georgia, stress support for pro-democracy movement

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have expressed concern about “the political crisis” in Georgia, two days after former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of the South Caucasus nation, cementing the ruling party’s grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s…

International Business Times

Mikheil Kavelashvili, Ex-Man City Striker And Georgia's Disputed Far-right President

Georgia inaugurated on Sunday an ex-footballer turned far-right politician -- Mikheil Kavelashvili -- as Tbilisi's next figurehead president, after a controversial election process denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader.

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Georgia Inaugurates Former Soccer Player As President Amid Controversy

Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration as Georgia's president sparks controversy and opposition, impacting the country's political landsc...

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The Guardian - UK

Georgia’s pro-west president says she remains ‘only legitimate president’ as new leader sworn in

Salome Zourabichvili tells protesters she will leave presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power

Radio France Internationale

Georgia's new president sworn in amid political showdown

Georgia inaugurated a far-right governing party loyalist as president Sunday, escalating a political showdown moments after his pro-EU predecessor declared herself the "only legitimate president".

The Guardian - UK

Defiant and unwavering: Georgia’s president Salome Zourabichvili is focus for hope

Refusal to leave palace for successor backed by autocratic Georgian Dream party on day of departure stirs protesters

International Business Times

Georgia Set To Inaugurate Disputed President Amid Political Crisis

Georgia is set to inaugurate on Sunday a ruling party loyalist as president, after his election was declared "illegitimate" by the outgoing leader and the pro-Western opposition.

Radio France Internationale

Thousands in Georgia human chain as pro-EU protests enter 2nd month

Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in central Tbilisi on Saturday, in support of the country's European Union membership, marking second month of their daily pro-Europe rallies.

International Business Times

Thousands In Georgia Human Chain As Pro-EU Protests Enter 2nd Month

Thousands of Georgians formed human chains across the country on Saturday, in support of the European Union membership, marking second month of their daily pro-Europe rallies.