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TV report alleging mass killing of stray dogs sparks protests in Tbilisi
Animal rights activists say vaccinated and tagged stray dogs have been disappearing.
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Domestic Politics
Gela Geladze leaves Georgian Interior Ministry post after just six weeks
Gela Geladze will now take up his third government job this year.
OC Media
Western Response
Armenian soldier found dead as spate of non-combat deaths continues
The Defence Ministry does not specify the circumstances of the deaths.
OC Media
Economy
On Diplomacy Day, GD Officials Stress ‘Sovereign, Pragmatic’ Foreign Policy, ‘Multipolar’ Order
Georgian Dream officials again stressed the need for “sovereign” and “pragmatic” foreign policy, the role of diplomacy in the emerging “multipolar order,” and called on Georgian diplomats to defend the country’s sovereignty in dealing with enemies and friends alike as they addressed an event marking Georgian Diplomacy Day on November 2. Among the speakers …
Civil.ge
Regional Intelligence
Gldani Prison Head Dismissed Amid Reports of Violence Against Inmate Davit Peikrishvili
Ramaz Pirtskhalava, director of Tbilisi’s Gldani Prison (Penitentiary Facility No. 8), has been dismissed from his post amid allegations of physical violence against the prison’s inmate. The Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia announced the dismissal on November 2, noting that Pirtskhalava was replaced by Nodar Kinkladze, who until now had served as director of Laituri …
Civil.ge
Director of Tbilisi prison dismissed amid investigation into alleged inmate beating
Nodar Kinkladze, formerly director of Laituri Prison No 1, has been appointed as his replacement.
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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.
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