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GEORGIA: First Lady’s viral speech & more – 26th Mar 2026
Georgia’s farewell to its Patriarch, Elene Koshtaria sentenced to 18 months for writing on a campaign banner, Freedom House report, Viral speech of Georgia’s First Lady, Israel’s travel warning for Georgia.
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The viral speech of Georgia’s First Lady https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1030860796783760Â
How sexual extortion turns intimacy into terror in Georgia | OC-media: https://oc-media.org/how-sexual-extortion-turns-intimacy-into-terror-in-geor...
GEORGIA: Death of the Patriarch & more – 19th Mar 2026
Death of the Patriarch, Ten year sentence for former Deputy Minister of Economy, Massive police operation in Adjara, Village swallowed by landslide, Doping scandal in Georgian Rugby.
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Obituary | Patriarch Ilia II — the one constant in Georgia’s modern history: https://oc-media.org/obituary-patriarch-ilia-ii-the-one-constant-in-georgias-modern-history/
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GEORGIA: Foiled attack on Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline & more – 12th Mar 2026
Iranian threat, Foiled attack on Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline, Arrest of a policeman for market robbery, Drone raid in Abkhazia, Topuria at the White House.
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Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally: https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/georgias-iranian-turn-tehrans-rapid-expansion-influence-once-committed-us-ally-luke-coffey
Can an Untrustworthy Dictator Undermine the South Caucasus Connectivity by Sergi Ka...
GEORGIA: Opposition Forms an Alliance & more– 5th Mar 2026
Georgia’s response to war in Iran, Opposition Alliance, TV Imedi’s troubles, Tbilisi Mayor stranded in Abu Dhabi, Life of Iranians in Georgia.
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Saving Georgia’s judiciary requires an examination of the past by Giorgi Meladze: https://oc-media.org/opinion-saving-georgias-judiciary-requires-an-examination-of-the-past/ Iranians find refuge in Georgia, despite murky ties with Tehran by Helena...GEORGIA: UK Sanctions & more – 26th Feb 2026
UK sanctions against state propaganda channels, work restrictions for foreigners, a revision of a social assistance database, a 400% spike in Georgia’s oil exports, a state theater left without actors, and much more!
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“Trump must be cautious engaging Georgia’s current leadership” by Misha Saakashv...
GEORGIA: Celebration of Iranian Revolution & more – 19th Feb 2026
Restrictions on Ilia State University, a Bachelor's degree in pseudoscience at Ivanishvili’s University, questioning government legitimacy becoming illegal, the Prime Minister’s promise to remove illegals, Nika Gvaramia released, and much more!
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“Transnational Repression as a Growing Threat to Democracy and Human Rights” by Vano...
GEORGIA: Protesters’ Accounts Frozen & more – 12th Feb 2026
The ruling party’s decision to no longer merge two historic universities, a change of ownership in TV IMEDI, a Georgian citizen in the Epstein files, possible sanctions against a Georgian port, the EU Prize for Journalism, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Foreign Funding Restrictions & more – 5th Feb 2026
A new restriction on foreign funding, the merger of two historic universities, political prisoners isolated, the OSCE’s fact-finding mission for Georgia, workers striking in a major chemical plant, and much more!
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“Georgia’s regime has given critics a choice - prison or exile” by Davit...
GEORGIA: Anti-Corruption Agency Officer Died & more – 29th Jan 2026
Demonstrators in jail for protesting on sidewalks, the arrest of an exiled Russian politician in Tbilisi, the State Security Service’s investigation of high prices in supermarket chains, the Prime Minister’s call for public debates, a Texas oil executive against the Megobari Act, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Arrests in Chiatura & more – 22nd Jan 2026
An operation against a neo-Nazi group, no invitation to Davos for Georgia, the tourist industry’s growth, a tragic accident in Kveda Ghvirishi, Robert De Niro’s meeting with the Georgian National Ballet, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Former PM’s Prison Sentence & more – 15th Jan 2026
Ex-Prime Minister in prison for five years, a pro-Russian businessman's meeting with the Head of Church, the suspension of visa issuing by the US, a Georgian Dream MP ridiculed for adultery, weaponization of poverty by the ruling party, and much more!
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“Weaponization of Poverty – A Pr...
GEORGIA: The Kotsebi’s Take on Venezuela & more – 8th Jan 2026
Reactions to the events in Venezuela, the Head of Orthodox Church’s holiday message, Bidzina Ivanishvili’s New Year letter, troubles in Gakharia’s party, restrictions on Russian citizens at the Georgian border, and much more!
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“The Georgian Dream’s Migrant Disenfranchisement: Cash Machines Without a...
GEORGIA: Ex-Official Organized a Murder? & more – 31st Dec 2025
Former Prosecutor General charged with organizing murder, President Kavelashvili comparing opposition voters to flies, China expecting Georgia’s support against the US, a man taking his grandmother hostage, a cyberattack knocking the Public Broadcaster off the air, and much more!
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GEORGIA: State Security Agency’s Ex-Head Arrested & more – 24th Dec 2025
A request for an international investigation into police actions, Christmas Tree lighting gone wrong, standing on a sidewalk becoming dangerous, a letter to the Prime Minister from professors all over the world, Japaridze released, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Amaglobeli Wins Sakharov Prize & more – 18th Dec 2025
Mzia Amaglobeli’s speech, the European Court’s decision on Gavrilov’s Night, the Prime Minister’s photo with Putin, the creation of a controversial database, the Georgian Legion joining the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, and much more!
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“Georgia’s new mental health registry is a tool for r...
GEORGIA: New Restrictions on Demonstrations & more – 11th Dec 2025
Georgia on the brink of a bird flu outbreak, Alt-Info against a UAE investment project, no government funding for private university students, a 1 billion Lari write-off for the energy sector, TI Georgia’s assessment on corruption, and much more!Â
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“Five Minutes from Dictatorship” by Sergi Kap...
GEORGIA: Chemical Weapons Against Protesters & more – 4th Dec 2025
A politician arrested for attempting to burn down a court building, the end of the employment program for socially vulnerable citizens, education reforms, Revolut restrictions, the statement of 120 Georgian diplomats, and much more!Â
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BBC investigation:
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GEORGIA: A Bill Tackling Young Offenders & more – 27th Nov 2025
A UK Court awarding Bidzina Ivanishvili 600 million dollars, a protester arrested for using a squeaky toy, the Prime Minister meeting the Pope, accusations against independent online media outlets, the Tbilisi International Film Festival, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Voting from Abroad Abolished? & more – 20th Nov 2025
The former prime minister’s bail, the U.S State Department advisor in Georgia, Tinder Swindler released, a 50,000-year-old neanderthal tooth found in a cave, new rules for electroshockers, pepper spray, and acoustic weapons, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Sabotage Charges & more – 13th Nov 2025
Sabotage charges against opposition leaders, the German Ambassador back in Tbilisi, a Turkish aircraft crash in Georgia, a diabetes medication shortage, the ruling party’s weaponization of mental health stigmas, and much more!Â
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Plane Crush: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ6p1fRjXER/
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GEORGIA: Ivanishvili in Press Freedom Predators List & more – 6th Nov 2025
UK and EU reports on Georgia, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture arrested, Bidzina Ivanishvili in the Press Freedom Predator list, a protester fined hundreds of thousands of lari, a former politician killed in a shooting, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Ex-PM’s Confessions & more – 30th Oct 2025
The confessions of the former Prime Minister, the Kotsebi to ban three political parties, a journalist and co-founder of independent news detained and later released, the Chinese citizens’ search for uranium, a new political party, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Mass Arrests & more – 23rd Oct 2025
The Kotsebi former officials’ houses raided, Gogi Gakharia’s party ending its boycott, Germany recalling its ambassador, plans for an education reform, gangs in Tbilisi, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Laws Against Demonstrators & more – 16th Oct 2025
Stricter laws against demonstrators, a major counterterrorism operation in Adjara, the Public Defender’s dispute with a gym, the Prime Minister’s refusal to meet an OSCE delegation, the discovery of a Georgian King's ancient tomb, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Municipal Elections Results & more – 9th Oct 2025
A rally in front of the Presidential Palace, the confessions of a former Supreme Court judge, a prison director found dead, the Patriarch’s letter about AI, potential sanctions against Imedi and POSTV, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Potential Opposition Ban & more – 2nd Oct 2025
Kavelashvili’s speech at the UN General Assembly, Bidzina Ivanishvili’s open letter, Imedi TV crew barred from Moldova, Mzia Amaglobeli’s op-ed, Shatirishvili mocking Gen Z, and much more!Â
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Rukhadze - Pro-European activist encounter: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPMsW5vAMC7/
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GEORGIA: NGOs Under Fire & more – 25th Sep 2025
Ivanishvili’s dinner with the UAE president, UK sanctions against two Georgian businessmen, new corruption cases against the Kotsebi, Mzia Amaglobeli’s nomination for the Sakharov Prize, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Tensions in front of Kaladze’s Office & more – 18th Sep 2025
Opposition leaders arrested, explosives from Ukraine, a massive money laundering scheme, pro-European activists attacked, the Tinder Swindler arrested in Batumi, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Presidential Pardon & more – 11th Sep 2025
No observers for the municipal elections, separatists happy with the Kotsebi’s report, a shooting in a Tbilisi restaurant, new laws targeting financial crimes, the New York University’s report on authoritarianism in Georgia, and much more! Â
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GEORGIA: Prisoners of Conscience Sentenced & more – 4th Sep 2025
Kavelashvili’s open letter to Trump, accusations of sabotage against NGOs, an EU survey on Georgia, Kaladze’s anti-Western rhetoric, Tik-Tok grandma going viral for the wrong reasons, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Razmadze Praises Russian Troops & more – 28th Aug 2025
A Kotsebi politician thankful for Russian peacekeepers, a disabled person refused admission to three hospitals, the new head of the State Security Service, Georgia losing half a billion dollars, NGO bank accounts frozen, and much more!Â
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Georgia Ramble - Mindia Arabuli and Georgian Slang & more – 25th Aug 2025
In this episode, Mark Mullen, Rorshok’s founder, talks to script writer Mindia Arabuli about Georgian Slang.
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GEORGIA: The Opposition’s Mayoral Candidate & more – 21st Aug 2025
The ruling party undecided on election monitoring, a Georgian connection to a planned attack on the Crimea Bridge, the Anti-Corruption Bureau against NGOs, an increase in unemployment, Levan Gachechiladze’s death, and much more!
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GEORGIA: Online Media Blackout & more – 14th Aug 2025
A pharmaceutical company scam, the far right mayoral candidate, division among the opposition, the U.S. State Department’s report on Georgia, a conflict in Gori, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Amaglobeli’s Prison Sentence & more – 7th Aug 2025
The Kotsebi’s Tbilisi Mayor candidate, a Georgia politician wanted by Russian Authorities, the ISFED report on pro-government media, the Kutaisi Music festival controversy, Zelenskyy sanctioning two Georgian sailors, and much more.Â
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GEORGIA: Forced Evictions in Tbilisi & more – 31st July 2025
Fraud in the Ministry of Defense, the arrest of Olympic champion and former MP, Ukraine’s drones in Abkhazia, the ruling party’s visit to China, protests at the Fencing World Championship, and much more!
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Former Kotsebi MP attacks his wife: https://www.facebook.com/re...
GEORGIA: Reviving Conspiracy Theories & more – 24th July 2025
The ruling party’s push for an opposition ban, a deadly shooting in Batumi, uranium sale, the IMF’s report on the Georgian economy, Justin Timberlake in Tbilisi, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: A European Statement & more – 17th July 2025
The EU’s deadline for the ruling party, the collapse of an apartment block in Tbilisi, police misconduct, a kidnapping attempt, UNICEF’s troubling report on Georgian youth, and much more!Â
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GEORGIA: Alleged Suicide Attempt & more – 10th July 2025
Presidential pardon offer to opposition leaders, party ratings, a secret letter from the ruling party to Washington, crimes, the police drug testing activists, and much more!
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GEORGIA: The Bishop Video & more – 3rd July 2025
More political arrests, tougher laws for marijuana related offences, an MP threatening to expel the German Ambassador, Topuria champion again, the renovation of the Varketili metro station, and much more! Â
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