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Family members of those arrested during protests are forming a public movement.

My payroll card has been blocked, - Levan Murusidze, a judge of the Court of Appeal and a member of the High Council of Justice, said about his sanctioning by the UK.

The OSCE Office for Human Rights (ODIHR) has released a statement on the Foreign Agents Registration Act stating that Georgia’s legislation on foreign agents raises concerns about its negative impact on civil society.

Georgian Dream is deeply anti-American and anti-Georgian, - Joe Wilson, the co-chair of the Helsinki Commission, writes on Platform X

The State Department responded to globalnews.ge’s question about the United States’ position on the current situation in Georgia in writing.

Soso Ramishvili, the head of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance, has resigned.

[Sanctions] In general, reputationally, of course, it is not pleasant, it is Great Britain after all, - this is how Levan Murusidze, a judge of the Court of Appeal, a member of the High Council of Justice, assesses the sanctions imposed by Great Britain.

There is no parliamentary commission, just as there is no parliament - I have long since passed the age of going to the circus, - former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili stated after being questioned by a judge.

More negative developments towards consolidating authoritarianism in Georgia, - this is how Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna responds to the joint statement issued by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations, Marta Kos, on the recent developments in Georgia.

Members of the Helsinki Commission have released a statement regarding the Anaklia Port.

Regular flights between occupied Abkhazia and Russia will begin on May 1. This was announced by the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Sergei Kiriyenko.

Georgia is not on the list of countries whose students can benefit from scholarships for short-term academic programs in Lithuania for the 2025-2026 academic year, the portal studyin.lt reports.

The new legislation, including Foreign Agents Registration Act and Law on Broadcasting, adopted by the parliament, without due public consultations, give additional tools to the Georgian authorities to supress dissent and tighten the policy of repression, - reads a statement issued by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Marta Kos on the latest developments in Georgia.

I wonder if our mummy in Vivamedi is watching and listening to your monologue. How interesting, - the Chairperson of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament, Tea Tsulukiani, stated at the commission session, in relation to ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. At today's session, former prisoner Giorgi Zerekidze spoke about the inhuman treatment he was subjected to in prison. According to Giorgi Zerekidze, the National Movement government needed such exemplary punishment to implement the so-called zero tolerance policy.

The UK has imposed sanctions on judges Levan Murusidze and Mikheil Chinchaladze, the UK government has announced.

The statement says there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Mikheil Chinchaladze and Levan Murusidze “are or have been involved in serious corruption.”

“As Chairman of the Tbilisi Court of Appeal, a foreign public official performing an executive or judicial function, he received a financial advantage as a reward for improperly performing his public functions, specifically improperly asserting his influence as chairman of the Tbilisi Court of Appeals to ensure that judicial appointments and decisions favoured the incumbent Georgian Dream Party”, reads the information.

in addition, according to the statement, Levan Murusidze, as a Member of the High Council of Justice of Georgia, a foreign public official performing an executive or judicial function, he received a financial advantage as a reward for improperly performing his public functions, specifically improperly asserting his influence as a Member of the High Council of Justice to ensure that judicial appointments and decisions favoured the incumbent Georgian Dream Party.

The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations provide for the imposition of financial sanctions, namely the freezing of funds and economic resources persons who are or have been involved in serious corruption.

According to Mamuka Khazaradze, the leader of Lelo – Strong Georgia, he will decide after negotiations with his lawyers whether to pay the 50,000-GEL bail imposed by the court.

Mamuka Khazaradze, the leader of the Lelo - Strong Georgia party, who is accused of "failing to comply with the request of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Georgian Parliament," was granted a 50,000-GEL bail as a preventive measure.

At the second meeting of the Resistance Platform, we stated the coordination position that none of the political parties included in it will participate in the work of the so-called temporary investigative commission, - the fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, stated at the briefing.

It is deliberate that no one has been interested in reviewing the footage [of the Khoshtaria case] to date - they simply do not want to look the truth in the eye or in the footage, - said the leader of the parliamentary majority, Mamuka Mdinaradze.

As it turns out, illegal practices are being used against people detained at protests, including women - complete stripping, as well as forcing them to squat, which contradicts both Georgian legislation and international standards, - reads a joint statement issued by non-governmental organizations.

It is sad to see how Georgia, once a beacon of democracy in the South Caucasus, is backsliding toward authoritarianism-laws to protect media freedom are being eroded, reads a statement issued by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Georgia.

Mr. Paata Salia will take up the position of Minister of Justice of Georgia, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said at the briefing held at the Government Administration.

We will present the candidacy of Anri Okhanashvili to the Parliament of Georgia for the position of the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced at the briefing held at the Government Administration.

The head of the State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, is resigning. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the above at a briefing at the government administration.