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Aliyev greenlights ‘involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation’ law
The amendments would allow authorities to refer people for psychiatric evaluation without their consent.
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Domestic Politics
‘I needed to show them that we could’: Narine Poladian on being Armenia’s first woman khachkar maker
From her studio in Gyumri, Lebanese–Armenian Narine Poladian works on commissions, gives master classes, and sends out DIY khachkar carving kits.
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Western Response
MMA Fighter Launches Movement to Defend Georgian ‘Values and Traditions,’ Fight ‘Pseudo-Liberal,’ ‘Foreign-Funded’ Groups
Georgian MMA fighter and government supporter Giorgi Kartvelishvili announced the launch of a “people’s movement” to defend what he called Georgian “values and traditions” and fight against what he described as “foreign-funded” groups with a “pseudo-liberal ideology,” accusing them of attacking Georgian identity and saying the movement’s members would be ready to “go to prison …
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Economy
Five Bosnians die while climbing Mount Elbrus
The tragedy is the latest in a series of fatal incidents on Europe’s highest peak in recent weeks.
OC Media
Regional Intelligence
MMA fighter launches ‘people’s movement’ to defend Georgian ‘values and traditions’
Giorgi Kartvelishvili claims Georgian identity is under ‘coordinated’ attacks.
OC Media
Illegally Detained Georgian Citizen Released From Tskhinvali Custody
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) said on July 27 that a Georgian citizen illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Perevi, Sachkhere municipality, along the Tskhinvali occupation line was released and is now in Tbilisi-controlled territory. While the SSSG did not disclose the individual’s identity, in line with its recent practice, the …
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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.
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