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Protesters in Tbilisi hold Moldovan flag during the unrest in the result of the local elections

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Georgia criminalizes masked protests, repeat offenders face prison

Georgia's parliament locked in criminal penalties for protest participation on 31 October, with 80 MPs backing amendments that make a third violation punishable by up to two years in prison.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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Georgian opposition shut out as pro-Russian ruling party consolidates power in latest elections

Following the 4 October vote, the Central Election Commission finalized results on 16 October.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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Georgian government bans all communications for five arrested opposition leaders

Tbilisi imposes total isolation on protest organizers, blocking phone calls, family visits, and letters in what rights groups call solitary-style detention.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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International

One oligarch bet $7 billion on Russia winning fast. Georgia is paying the price.

Three years later, he's trapped—dismantling Georgian democracy to prove Moscow loyalty as Ukraine still fights.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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International

Georgian protesters give government ultimatum after watching Moldova defeat Russia—all five leaders arrested

Pro-Russian party tightens control. Whether Georgia's democracy survives depends on what's next.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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International

Georgia’s pro-Russian rulers claim landslide in local elections as opposition leaders warn of vote rigging

Lelo’s Tazo Datunashvili and For Georgia’s Giorgi Sharashidze cited systemic violations and tampered equipment.

byYuri Zoria

How EU firms funnel electronics to Russia’s war machine via an obscure Turkish firm

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Georgia finds 240 million tons of “new lithium” needed by West — but access may be tied to Ukraine’s war

A colossal find could help the West cut reliance on China, but Moscow lurks with leverage.

byOlena Mukhina

Georgian Dream promotional video, screenshot

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Georgian ruling party using Ukraine’s war destruction as campaign material, “crawling before Moscow”

Pro-Russian Georgian Dream party continuing pattern of weaponizing Ukrainian trauma to intimidate voters.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Georgia quits PACE over calls for new elections and political prisoner release

Georgia's pro-Russian ruling party announced it is suspending participation in the Assembly.

byYuri Zoria

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Georgia elects “illegitimate” pro-Russian president as 65% back ongoing EU protests

"In just one year, one oligarch and one party have destroyed this monumental opportunity, establishing a repressive, authoritarian regime," current president Zourabichvili warns

byAlya Shandra

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International

Stolen election: how the Georgian Dream helped itself to 10% of all votes cast

Statistical proof of widespread fraud offers support to growing calls for reelections amid unprecedented protests

byAlya Shandra

The capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Reuters: All sides claim victory in Georgia election as exit polls give different results

As Ukraine continues its fight against the Russian invasion, and amid growing concerns about Georgian Dream's democratic backsliding and apparent pivot toward Moscow—polls show that a majority of Georgians support EU and NATO membership.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Investigative journalist Christo Grozev: Kremlin plans to interfere in Georgia’s elections

"If Russia's plans work, it will be the end of a free Georgia as we know it," Grozev warned.

byBenjamin Looijen

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European institutions halt contacts with Georgia’s government

The EU has halted high-level contacts with "Georgian Dream" government over its anti-Western stance. EU envoy Herczyński stressed democratic values and urged high voter turnout in the October elections.

byYuri Zoria