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Detained Meydan TV journalists refuse meetings after jail builds glass partition in visiting room
Imprisoned politicians also said they had been mistreated in prison.
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Anti-Corruption Bureau Absorbed by State Audit Office
The Anti-Corruption Bureau, a public body established in 2022 as part of EU-recommended reforms, was officially abolished on March 2, with its functions absorbed by the State Audit Office. The decision was first announced in November 2025 by disputed Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, who argued that the Bureau’s responsibilities, including “collecting and monitoring the asset R…
Civil.ge
Western Response
Last of ‘Ingush border case’ convicts released
Malsag Uzhakhov had been serving his sentence since 2019.
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Economy
Bill Introduced Requiring International Election Observers in Georgia to Be Foreign Citizens
A group of MPs in Georgia’s disputed parliament introduced amendments to the Election Code requiring international observers to be foreign citizens, their interpreters to undergo special registration, and giving the Central Election Commission (CEC) authority to set rules for photo, video, and audio recordings at election commission sessions. The Parliament’s Legal Issues Committee approved …
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Regional Intelligence
Daghestani pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia as Iran war intensifies
Around 700 pilgrims are unable to return home due to the closure of airspace.
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UK-sanctioned TV Imedi pays employees in cash
Imedi was targeted by UK sanctions alongside another pro-government outlet, POSTV.
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Assessment & Data
Sovereignty Indicators
EU Accession Status
Frozen
NATO MAP Progress
Stalled
Press Freedom (RSF)
Declining
Foreign Agent Law
Enacted
Civil Society Space
Narrowing
Public EU Support
~80%
Week Ahead
European Parliament plenary to debate Georgia resolution on Wednesday. Georgian National Bank inflation data due Thursday. Opposition rally planned Saturday in Tbilisi's Freedom Square. Bidzina Ivanishvili expected to address GD party congress. OSCE monitoring mission report on media freedom scheduled for release.
Compiled from multiple sources