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82,500 euros for a road blockade: The Gota Tchanturia case and the political price of civil protest
A verdict that reveals more about Georgia than any government speech. There are decisions that describe a country more precisely than any political report, and the case of Georgian activist and teacher Gota Tchanturia falls squarely into this category. On November 18, Judge Manuchar Tsatsua sentenced him to a total fine of 245,000 lari , equivalent to approximately €82,500 , for 49 counts of blocking a road. In a European legal system, this would be a sum conceivable in c


"The time for symbolic acts is over"
Strategic message from the "For Change" coalition to London, Brussels and Washington – What internal evidence and external expectations exist? Context and the four demands of the coalition The "For Change" coalition has addressed an open letter to international partners and formulated four demands. Imposition of personalized sanctions against members of the "Georgian Dream". Adoption of the MEGOBARI Act. Termination of any political and financial involvement with the regime.


Merab Turava: Losing All Support by Former German Colleagues
Merab Turava wants people to believe that he is still in good academic standing abroad, and that the only reason he was asked to resign from the KriPoz journal (in October) is that he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Justice (in April). This is untrue. Hundreds of people reacted to this and other posts, that highlighted Turava's removal from the board of the KriPoz. In fact, German academics have distanced themselves from Merab Turava already more than a year ago, when he


Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2025 – Between confidentiality and media hunt
In Georgia's booming tech scene, the Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi (GTWT) is supposed to be a flagship event: decentralized,...
Nina Tifliska
Jun 20


Tsintsadze in Strasbourg – Georgia exports its judicial clan to Europe
According to Articles 3 and 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, the defense of judicial independence is a central principle of...
Goga Machavariani
Jun 18


Nika Melia and the spiritual distress call to Judge Shvangiradze
A courtroom in Tbilisi, May 30 – and a scene perhaps only familiar from political street theater: Nika Melia , prominent opposition...
Nina Tifliska
May 31


Celebration or resistance: What May 26 looked like in Georgia
Every year on May 26, Georgia celebrates its Independence Day—the day in 1918 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the...
Goga Machavariani
May 27


Pre-trial detention for Japaridze: When political resistance is declared a crime
Judiciary in Georgia: independent as a jackhammer on party orders On May 22, 2025, the Tbilisi City Court remanded Zurab Japaridze,...
Nina Tifliska
May 22


Pre-trial detention instead of a committee of inquiry?
Georgia has a long and painful history of political polarization. But what is currently unfolding in parliament under the direction of...
Nina Tifliska
May 21


The German ambassador, a cappuccino – and Georgia’s shadow state
When Georgia's pro-government media talk about "information," one can expect a spectacle that ranges from provincial theater to a...
Nina Tifliska
May 20


Uniformed Arbitrariness: When the State Becomes the Aggressor
When a country has more young people in prison than corrupt officials, when police cars turn into mobile torture chambers, and when a...
T. Kartliani
May 16


Shalva Papuashvili Compares German Support in Georgia to “Reichsbürger” – Lasha Bakradze Responds Firmly
That the Georgian government and its representatives sometimes surprise with bizarre comparisons is nothing new. But now Parliament...
Goga Machavariani
May 14


Partner or Spectator? Georgia’s Democracy Thanks America – and Waits for Germany
On May 11, a remarkable march took place in Tbilisi. No angry crowds, no protest banners, no calls for justice. Instead: a silent,...
T. Kartliani
May 14


When the UK Government Considers Sanctions Against Georgian Dream – But British Lawyers Cozy Up to Human Rights Abusers
There are moments when you wonder if international politics has turned into an absurd theatre—or if this is all just bitter reality....
Goga Machavariani
May 9


Tbilisi State University: Between Lecture Halls and Surveillance State – Welcome to 1984
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...
Goga Machavariani
May 8


A Look at the “Corruption Map”: Transparency International Exposes Georgia’s Corrupt Elite – And the State? Silent.
Once again, Transparency International Georgia has done what the country’s law enforcement authorities seem consistently unwilling to do:...
Goga Machavariani
May 8


“Georgian Dream” as an AfD Fan Club? An Embarrassing Endorsement of Germany’s Far-Right Party
There are moments when you truly wonder whether irony is still alive in Tbilisi—or whether it has long since overdosed on propaganda. The...
Goga Machavariani
May 8


Who’s Really Fighting for Democracy in Georgia? What Germany Needs to Know Now
The current coalition agreement of the new black-red German government under Friedrich Merz is clear: Germany commits itself to...
T. Kartliani
May 8


Levan Mikaberidze Joins Georgia’s High Council of Justice: A Masterclass in Judicial “Transparency”
Sometimes the Georgian judiciary delivers better political satire than any late-night comedy show. At the latest Judges’ Conference,...
T. Kartliani
May 4


Secret Judges’ Conference — and Outside, the Mothers Shout “Slaves”
Sometimes, the Georgian judiciary provides more material for political satire than any cabaret stage could ever hope to. At the 34th...
Redaktion| Tiflis24
May 4


EU Condemns Launch of Scheduled Flights Between Moscow and Sukhumi: Another Blow to Georgia’s Sovereignty
On May 1, 2025, for the first time in 32 years, a regular commercial flight was conducted from Moscow to Sukhumi, in the Russian-occupied...
Nina Tifliska
May 4


Georgian Police Deploys Chemical Irritants Against Peaceful Protesters: A Violation of Human Rights
Ab dem 28. November 2024 erlebte Georgien erneut eine düstere Phase in seiner jüngeren Geschichte. Mehrere Nächte lang setzte die...
T. Kartliani
May 2


Georgia’s Government Tightens the Authoritarian Screws: International Community Alarmed
In the wonderful democracy of Georgia — at least the one the government so insistently presents to us every day — astonishing things are...
Nina Tifliska
May 2
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