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The Lugar Laboratory (top) and Georgia’s Constitutional Court (bottom).

Democracy

US aid suspension hits Georgian Constitutional Court and Lugar Lab

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgian authorities have confirmed that the US’ suspension of financial aid to Georgia has affected the Constitutional Court and a disease research centre. The US suspended $95 million in financial assistance to Georgia in late July, citing Tbilisi’s ‘anti-democratic actions’ and ‘false statements’ about the West. On Tuesday, Georgia’s Constitutional Court told media that the US ‘temporarily abstained’ from financing its annual summer school project — a programme funded by the European C

A protester holds a sign saying ‘No to the Russian law’ outside Georgia’s parliament on 14 May 2024. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Democracy

Georgian Government begins establishing registry for foreign agents

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has issued a bylaw establishing a department responsible for registering and monitoring organisations labelled foreign agents ahead of the law’s implementation in the coming months. The Justice Ministry published the bylaw on Monday. It stipulates that the newly created Financial Reporting Department was added to the National Agency of Public Registry. The department will be responsible for registering organisations labelled as ‘carrying out the interests of a

Luka Kintsurashvili (left) and Tornike Obolashvili (right). Images via social media.

Georgia

Georgian police face new misconduct allegations over ‘illegal’ detentions

by OC Media

•4 min read

An activist and a judge’s aide have accused the Georgian police of illegally detaining them, confiscating their phones, threatening and assaulting them, and preventing them from contacting their lawyers. On Wednesday, animal rights activist Luka Kintsurashvili and Tornike Obolashvili, a senior assistant to a Constitutional Court judge, posted that they were assaulted by the police in separate incidents. Kintsurashvili stated that he was stopped by three plainclothes police officers on 9 J

football

Georgian PM booed addressing football team homecoming

by OC Media

•3 min read

Crowds gathered to meet Georgia’s national football team upon their return from Germany booed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze twice as he stepped on stage to address them. The government organised a welcome ceremony for the national football team after they returned from the UEFA Euro 2024 championship in Germany on Tuesday. Despite being knocked out after losing 4–1 to Spain, the Georgian team received a hero’s welcome upon their return, winning plaudits for qualifying for the tournament a

Bidzina Ivanishvili. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Democracy

Ivanishvili ‘sends personal envoy’ to Washington amidst growing reports of sanctions against Georgian officials

by OC Media

•3 min read

The founder and honorary chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, has reportedly sent an ‘envoy’ to Washington amidst increasing reports of Georgian officials being hit with sanctions. On Sunday, former Georgian Dream prime minister and current head of the opposition For Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, claimed that Ivanishvili had sent a high-level official as a ‘personal envoy’ to Washington. ‘Bidzina Ivanishvili has sent one of the representatives of the Georgian g

Left to right: Mamuka Mdinaradze, Anri Okhanashvili, Dimitri Samkharadze, and Zviad Kharazishvili.

Democracy

US travel sanctions reportedly hit Georgian officials

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgian media has reported that three Georgian Dream MPs and the head of Georgia’s Special Tasks Department were hit by US travel sanctions over their support of the foreign agent law and the authorities’ crackdown on protesters. MPs believed to be sanctioned include Georgian Dream’s parliamentary leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the chair of the parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee, Anri Okhanashvili, and Dimitri Samkharadze. On Tuesday, TV Pirveli reported that Zviad Kharazishvili, or Khare

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani police ‘detained, beat, killed’ man in detention

by Aytan Farhadova

•3 min read

An Azerbaijani man has been killed in police detention after being detained and beaten with his two brothers — one of whom has disabilities — OC Media has learned. Turkhan Isgandarov, an Azerbaijani man based in Sumgayit, a city north-west of Baku, told OC Media that his brother, Elvin Isgandarov was beaten to death in police detention on 14 June. He said that Elvin Isgandarov was detained late that evening after the police attempted to break up a dispute between Elvin and their brother, Jab