In Georgia, there is an office officially dedicated to protecting human rights, acting as a check against arbitrary state action and...

Elections in Georgia in 2025. Once again, the country is being called upon to convince itself of the legitimacy of the government. Once...

Meanwhile, more information about the latest DAAD scandal has emerged: Goga Kikilashvili is expected to complete his upcoming DAAD...

In Georgia's booming tech scene, the Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi (GTWT) is supposed to be a flagship event: decentralized,...

According to Articles 3 and 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, the defense of judicial independence is a central principle of...

A courtroom in Tbilisi, May 30 – and a scene perhaps only familiar from political street theater: Nika Melia , prominent opposition...

Every year on May 26, Georgia celebrates its Independence Day—the day in 1918 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the...

Judiciary in Georgia: independent as a jackhammer on party orders On May 22, 2025, the Tbilisi City Court remanded Zurab Japaridze,...

Georgia has a long and painful history of political polarization. But what is currently unfolding in parliament under the direction of...

When Georgia's pro-government media talk about "information," one can expect a spectacle that ranges from provincial theater to a...

When a country has more young people in prison than corrupt officials, when police cars turn into mobile torture chambers, and when a...

That the Georgian government and its representatives sometimes surprise with bizarre comparisons is nothing new. But now Parliament...

On May 11, a remarkable march took place in Tbilisi. No angry crowds, no protest banners, no calls for justice. Instead: a silent,...

There are moments when you wonder if international politics has turned into an absurd theatre—or if this is all just bitter reality....

It sounds like a bad joke—but sadly, it’s not. Tbilisi State University (TSU) seems to have transformed into an outpost of Georgia’s...

Once again, Transparency International Georgia has done what the country’s law enforcement authorities seem consistently unwilling to do:...

There are moments when you truly wonder whether irony is still alive in Tbilisi—or whether it has long since overdosed on propaganda. The...

The current coalition agreement of the new black-red German government under Friedrich Merz is clear: Germany commits itself to...

Sometimes the Georgian judiciary delivers better political satire than any late-night comedy show. At the latest Judges’ Conference,...

Sometimes, the Georgian judiciary provides more material for political satire than any cabaret stage could ever hope to. At the 34th...