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US court sentences Georgian national to 15 years in prison over white supremacist terror plot
Michail Chkhikvishvili was found criminally liable for ‘soliciting hate crimes and distributing instructions to make bombs and ricin’.
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Two Illegally Detained Georgian Citizens Released From Tskhinvali Custody
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) reported on May 18 that two Georgian citizens who had been illegally detained on May 15 by Russian occupation forces near the village of Tsitelubani in Gori Municipality are now free and in Tbilisi-controlled territory. “In the process of the release of illegally detained Georgian citizens, all relevant …
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Western Response
Patriarch Shio III targets abortion, ‘gender ideology’ on ‘Family Purity Day’
Patriarch Shio III made remarks after the Family Purity Day March.
OC Media
Economy
Gunba focuses on economy and Russian relations in first major press conference since 2025 election
An underlying theme throughout the press conference was Abkhazia’s dependence on external factors, primarily regarding interactions with Russia.
OC Media
Regional Intelligence
Akhmat club fighter expelled after assault on women in Grozny
Dzhikhad Yunusov has still not been detained despite public outrage and an Interior Ministry inquiry.
OC Media
Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Energy, Transport Agreements After Kobakhidze-Aliyev Meeting in Baku
Tbilisi and Baku signed agreements on natural gas and electricity supply to Georgia, as well as a protocol foreseeing the resumption of railway service between the two capitals after a six-year pause, the Georgian government administration announced. The agreements were signed after a May 18 meeting between Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Azerbaijani …
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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.
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