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Tbilisi’s ‘fairytale’ Trump Tower — doomed to fail?
As Georgia–US relations remain sour and with the shadow of a failed project in Batumi, Trump Tower Tbilisi has a lot to live up to.
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Domestic Politics
RFE/RL Identifies Arrested Man Who Pro-Government Media Says Spied for Russia
A man arrested by the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) on spying charges, who pro-government media said worked for Russia, has been identified by RFE/RL’s Georgian Service as Tamaz Goloev (Goloti), a 27-year-old resident of Akhalgori, a town in the occupied Tskhinvali region. The outlet said it spoke with Goloev’s mother, Maia, who said …
Civil.ge
Western Response
Pashinyan links Armenian Genocide to ‘international machinations’ in commemorative address
The Armenian Genocide is commemorated annually on 24 April.
OC Media
Economy
Poet Zviad Ratiani Placed Under Stricter Prison Regime as Penitentiary Service Cites ‘Higher Risk’
Poet Zviad Ratiani, who is serving a two-year sentence for slapping a police officer, was placed under a stricter prison regime in a decision his lawyer described as “unsubstantiated,” as the Special Penitentiary Service cited “information regarding his safety” that it said led to his classification as a “higher-risk” inmate. In a letter from Tbilisi’s …
Civil.ge
Regional Intelligence
Georgia’s ex-Defence Minister Burchuladze sentenced to 10 years in prison
The sentencing comes amidst an apparent purge of former senior officials.
OC Media
Adam Kadyrov launches energy drink in Chechnya
Previously, his father, Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, described energy drinks as poison.
OC Media
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