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Georgians crowdfund bail for detained doctor within an hour
Maia Kokhtashvili was accused of illegally prescribing psychotropic medication.
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Domestic Politics
Azerbaijan NGO crackdown continues, as 15th person sentenced
While Baku claims the case concerned financial crime, human rights groups say it is part of a general crackdown on NGOs.
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Western Response
Podcast | How we cover conflict in the Caucasus
On how OC Media covers conflicts in the Caucasus.
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Economy
Pashinyan threatens to take former President Kocharyan’s shoes
It’s not the first time the Armenian Prime Minister has said he’ll confiscate footwear.
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Regional Intelligence
Georgia’s dispute with Enka Renewables over $350 million payout for HPP moves to US courts
A US court has again ordered Tbilisi to pay out Enka, which was tapped to build the Namakhvani HPP.
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Chechen girl dies after being taken into Norway's child welfare service
The girl’s father said they had been unable to contact her for more than a month before her death.
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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