Georgia

Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that he would work on returning Saakashvili to Ukraine as he would with any other Ukrainian citizen. © The Ukrainian President's Official Website

Ukraine Fails to Come to Saakashvili’s Defence

Experts say that internal politics and a lack of strong reaction from the West have weakened response to ex head-of-state’s arrest.

9 Nov 21

A school in the Gali region of Abkhazia, where the de-facto government recently made the decision to ban Georgian as the language of instruction, meaning that Georgian students there will now have to learn their native tongue as a foreign language. © IWPR

Abkhazia: Georgian Now Only Taught as a Foreign Language

All students have to learn in Russian, in a move condemned as “an obvious manifestation of racial discrimination”.

3 Nov 21

An empty COVID-19 vaccine center in Tbilisi in late October. Georgia finds itself lagging in getting its population immunized, casting doubt on whether authorities will reach the goal of vaccinating 60 percent of the country's 3.7 million people by the end of 2021. © Rusudan Jakeli

Georgia Confronts Vaccine Disinformation

Infections are on the rise as conspiracy theories fuel scepticism, further hobbling immunisation efforts.

2 Nov 21

Thousands of protesters gathered in Freedom Square, in central Tbilisi, on October 14, 2021 and called for the release of former Georgian President MIkheil Saakashvili, who was arrested on October 1. © IWPR

Political Polarisation Dogs Georgian Runoffs

Enmity and toxic rhetoric dominate discourse amid a second round of critical local elections.

29 Oct 21

The Kamaz lorries were given to Sokhumi through a Russian-financed programme. Sokhumi is 80 km away from Gali. © Lana Kokaia

Georgia: Landfill Overwhelms Gali Village

Ethnic Georgians say that the de facto Abkhazia government is using their land as a dumping ground.

8 Oct 21

A protest by the media in front of the building of the Government of Georgia following Lekso Lashkarava's death © Mediachecker.ge

Georgia Media Complains of Increasing Pressure

Journalists warn that they are being targeted, with little official protection.

5 Oct 21

The The Bokeria Tbilisi Referral Hospital where the mental health ward was closed down. where the mental health ward was closed down.

The Bokeria Tbilisi Referral Hospital where the mental health ward was closed down. © Bokeria Tbilisi Referral Hospital

Georgia: Mental Health Care Under Strain

Scarcity of in-patient care means that many struggle to access help.

4 Oct 21

The presentation of the opposition's candidates.

Georgia Heads For Crucial Elections

Vote for mayors and municipal councillors may choose the country’s political direction.

30 Sep 21

Levan Jangriashvili (in sunglasses), who worked in Afghanistan for many years, on his evacuation flight out of the country after the Taliban takeover © Levan Jangriashvili

Georgia Faces Afghan Drug Threat

Country at particular risk due to lack of control over its occupied territories.

17 Sep 21

A sign from a Belarusian pro-democracy rally from last year in Tbilisi.

Fears Over Georgia-Belarus Security Agreement

“The agreement is very dangerous for peaceful, non-violent citizens who are escaping torture.”

16 Sep 21

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