The Latest Breaking News from Georgian Dream

Georgia jails top opposition figures as authorities ramp up crackdown

Georgia has jailed four key opposition figures within days as part of a monthslong crackdown on dissent that followed a disputed election last October

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Georgian opposition figure Giorgi Vashadze jailed in widening crackdown

The sentence sees most opposition leaders behind bars as the ruling Georgian Dream squeezes critics and rivals.

Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2025

Georgia arrests second opposition figure in days as ruling party faces more protests

Nightly protests across the country began on 28 November, when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze halted the country's EU integration process.

Euronews · May 30, 2025

UK ‘becomes first state to sanction Georgia’s general prosecutor’

Giorgi Gabitashvili and three other high-ranking officials have been made subject to asset freezes and travel bans.

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025

First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame

Autocracy is on the move worldwide and becoming more resilient.

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2025

Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's total prison time extends to over 12 years in new verdict

Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement.

Euronews · Mar 17, 2025

Georgia court hands ex-President Saakashvili further 4.5 years in prison

Opposition forces claim that sentences reflect regime’s fear of the former pro-Western leader.

Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2025

Authoritarian leaders in former Soviet bloc seize on Musk’s USAid crackdown

Region’s autocrats join in persecution of agency that provided aid and helped to build up civil society in 1990s

The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2025

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Police crack down on resurgent protests in Georgia

Opposition leader Nika Melia and former mayor Gigi Ugulava arrested during a rally in Tbilisi.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2025