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Facebook trolls and fake news pages: the new ‘enemies’ of Georgian democracy

by Shota Kincha

•8 min read

Georgian watchdog groups are becoming increasingly worried about bogus user accounts that frequently praise the government and target their critics, especially in times critical for the ruling Georgian Dream Party. Negative campaigns, online trolls, and fake news agencies, which dominated the last presidential election and indicated murky campaign finances, have now become a part of daily political news. The backlash from residents of Pankisi Valley against the use of police force to sec

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Opinion | Labelling Georgia’s far right ‘pro-Russian’ is reductionist and counterproductive

by Shota Kincha

•8 min read

Georgia’s liberal rights groups, neoliberal political parties, and their supporters in the media have consistently tried to discredit neo-nationalists by simply labelling them ‘pro-Russian’ — a misguided claim that only mirrors the opposite claim that rights groups follow an anti-Georgian ‘Soros agenda’. To address growing far-right authoritarianism in Georgia, the underlying social and economic roots of the problem need to be addressed, as well as the legacy of authoritarianism of the previ

2017 Georgian Local Elections

Kaladze elected Tbilisi Mayor as Georgian Dream wins landslide nationwide

by OC Media

•4 min read

Kakha Kaladze has been elected Mayor of Tbilisi in Georgia’s local elections. The ruling Georgian Dream party won polls throughout the country, coming first in all 64 cities and municipalities electing mayors. Local and international observers say that voting went ahead without serious incident, although a number of cases of party activists using voter lists at polling stations to mobilise supporters were reported. Independent runner up Kaladze, a former football player for AC Milan wh

Renovated Pekini Street (Tbilisi City Hall photo)

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Opinion | Lack of care and forethought hold back Tbilisi’s development projects

by Irakli Zhvania

•7 min read

Tbilisi and its inhabitants are accustomed to major renovations at election times — a ‘tradition’ for politicians and city administrations. Such timely expressions of care for the city started under the United National Movement and have continued with Georgian Dream. [Read in Georgian — სტატია ქართულ ენაზე] These projects seek to improve the appearance of buildings, streets, or entire neighbourhoods — from superficial painting of façades to technical interventions, from improvised additio