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News, Nuance, and Context of Georgia's civil and political life. Since 2001.
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Asaval-Dasavali journalist Dito Chubinidze has been arrested and will be charged with treason as prosecutors accuse him of deliberately spreading false reports about Irakli Kobakhidze handing parts of historic Davit Gareji complex to Azerbaijan. https://t.co/m20zf0wCAm

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First Deputy Foreign Minister George Zurabashvili has been appointed Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Relations with Russia while retaining his current position, Irakli Kobakhidze announced on October 21. https://t.co/KwF0OKY2ji

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The National Bank of Georgia kept its key refinancing rate unchanged at 8.25% after its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on October 21, while raising its inflation forecast to 5.4% and economic growth projection to 7.2% for 2026. https://t.co/9F67gbPBO0

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Batumi-based Constitutional Court started hearing Georgian Dream's lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties. Follow the proceedings here: https://t.co/KvkTcm1Wqw

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CoE Secretary General Alain Berset called on Georgian ruling party “to uphold political pluralism and preserve the space for political opposition” a day before Georgia's Constitutional Court is set to start hearing opposition party ban case. https://t.co/08DsJbgzQ5

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Judge Manana Kobakhidze spoke about “many factors” that led her to request recusal from the ruling party’s lawsuit to ban five opposition parties before her “personal” decision to quit the Constitutional Court on October 13. https://t.co/IOafpiAFs1

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Davit Peikrishvili, a figure associated with Georgia’s criminal underworld, was hospitalized with “multiple injuries” as his lawyer alleges attack in prison by newly detained inmates similarly associated with criminal underworld. https://t.co/lh9VWMP0pa

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For Georgia, led by ex-PM Giorgi Gakharia, says it requested to examine its case separately from other opposition groups as Constitutional Court starts to hear Georgian Dream’s lawsuit seeking to declare five opposition parties unconstitutional. https://t.co/Q97zMhxf24

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Georgian Foreign Ministry accused EU representatives of interference and attempts of pressure after European Commission spokesperson criticised ruling party’s constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban five major opposition parties. https://t.co/kGJ1VoJ9PW

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Georgia’s external trade grew by 9.2% in January-September 2026 year-on-year, according to Geostat's preliminary data. Motor cars remained leading trade commodity, while Kyrgyzstan was its largest export market and Turkey its top import partner. https://t.co/ml8HOIUncM

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Vakho Sanaia, Formula TV anchor and journalist, was sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention after the Interior Ministry filed another complaint against him over social media posts the Ministry deemed insulting to Georgian Dream figures. https://t.co/pZaLHGN0Lr

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Nana Keinishvili quit the central bank board a week after prosecutors announced a probe into alleged illegal business activities, and RFE/RL published a report suggesting she may have pressured a crypto company into giving up shares. https://t.co/SVVPUjj90T

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Georgian Dream founder and honorary chairman, Bidzina Ivanishvili, made a rare public appearance on October 17, chairing ruling party meetings focused on "current domestic and foreign policy issues." https://t.co/gnPr6NAwQz

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The shares of Georgian Media Production Group, the company that owns the British-sanctioned, pro-government TV Imedi, have been redistributed among four people, who now hold equal 25% stakes in the company. https://t.co/HOJzORrou7

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Kobakhidze met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of COP17 in Yerevan, with Pezeshkian calling for “practical cooperation” in economic and tourism spheres while criticizing U.S. sanctions against Iran. https://t.co/xZpMdQISBW

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Read our weekly digest of key developments and discourses in and around the occupied regions of Abkhazia and  Tskhinvali/South Ossetia, as well as those concerning Tbilisi–Moscow relations: https://t.co/grtyMRsvVm

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Giorgi Kirvalidze, an athlete charged in October 4 unrest case, was detained on new criminal charges of contempt of court as he was leaving a detention facility after serving a 7-day administrative sentence for swearing at GD founder Ivanishvili. https://t.co/cCANSdxfBc

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Money transfers to Georgia from abroad fell by 10.1% year-on-year in September 2026, marking the biggest annual decline recorded so far this year amid drop in Russian transactions, according to the latest data published by the National Bank of Georgia. https://t.co/jJ3vx5qb0O

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Reiterating the pledge to spend EUR 38 million on new projects in Georgia, the EU Delegation in Georgia said the bloc no longer provides funding to Georgian authorities but continues to aid the “people of Georgia.” https://t.co/u5JIp43Y1k