Georgia

• October 22, 2025

  Jailed Journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli Awarded 2025 Sakharov Prize

  The 2025 Sakharov Prize has been awarded to a pair of journalists -- the Polish-Belarusian Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian Mzia Amaglobeli -- both of whom are currently serving time in jail for charges related to their work reporting on democracy and civil society.

• October 20, 2025

  EU Readies New Trade Routes -- And A Challenge To Beijing And Moscow -- At Luxembourg Summit

  Brussels will host top officials from across Central Asia and the Caucasus as the EU aims to use its influence and pocketbook to push back against Beijing and Moscow.

• October 07, 2025

  Wider Europe Briefing: The Many Ways The EU Can Sanction Georgia

  In the Wider Europe newsletter this week, it's a Georgia double bill: Will the EU finally withdraw visa liberalization for Tbilisi, and can Brussels sanction Georgian TV stations?  

• October 06, 2025

  EU Edges Closer To New Visa Suspension Rules Amid Concerns Over Georgia

  The European Union is set to approve new rules that would make it easier to suspend visa liberalization for third country nationals traveling into the bloc, a measure aimed in large part at Georgia amid signs Tbilisi is drifting away from democratic reforms and back toward Moscow.

• October 06, 2025

  Georgian Leader Warns Pro-West Protesters Of Further Arrests As Tbilisi Remains Tense

  Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze threatened anti-government activists with further arrests as tensions remained high in the Caucasus nation following a weekend of mass protests in the country's capital, Tbilisi.

• October 05, 2025

  Tbilisi On Edge After Clashes As Georgian Dream Tightens Grip In Boycotted Elections

  Tbilisi remained tense after a night of clashes between protesters and riot police during local elections that saw the ruling Georgian Dream party tighten its grip on power amid opposition boycotts and growing Western concern that the country is drifting closer to Moscow.

• October 04, 2025

  Georgian Police Fire Tear Gas To Repel Protesters From Presidential Palace

  Georgian riot police used tear gas, pepper spray, and water cannon to repel anti-government protesters from the country's presidential palace

• October 04, 2025

  Georgian Police Deploy Pepper Spray, Water Cannons As Thousands Protest In Tbilisi

  Thousands take to the streets of Tbilisi, attempting to enter the presidential palace on the day of municipal elections, as Georgian police use pepper spray and water cannons to push protesters back.

• October 03, 2025

  Georgian Opposition Seeks Big Protests But Election Boycott Highlights Divisions

  Opposition leaders in Georgia are using local elections on October 4 as a focus to reinvigorate anti-government protests that have largely fizzled out in recent months, but a call to boycott the voting has underscored divisions in their ranks.

• September 23, 2025

  The Sakharov Prize: Who's In The Running For The EU's Top Human Rights Award?

  The EU’s top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, will be decided this fall. With nominees ranging from jailed Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut to Palestinian aid workers, political jockeying in the European Parliament is already underway.

• September 10, 2025

  Georgians Keep Up Protest Despite Attacks Against Rally Day Before

  Protesters gathered on September 9 in the Georgian capital a day after supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party attacked protesters participating in ongoing demonstrations over a government decision to halt European Union membership talks.

• September 09, 2025

  Georgian Opposition Protesters Gather Without Incident A Day After Violent Clashes

  Georgian protesters continued their daily demonstrations in the capital, Tbilisi, on September 9, gathering in front of the mayor's reelection headquarters. At a protest the previous day, at least 10 people were injured after they were attacked by supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

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