Aliya Ozdamirova, a 33-year-old Chechen woman, was possibly killed in an honor crime after she was “deceived or forcibly removed” from Georgia to Chechnya, North Caucasus (NC) SOS, a human rights group, reported on November 13.

OSCE/ODIHR has called for the repeal of Georgia’s new stricter protest laws in its urgent opinion, warning that October amendments “raise serious concerns about Georgia’s lack of compliance with international human rights obligations.”

Omar Okribelashvili and Saba Meparishvili walked out of prison on November 14 after serving 18 months on charges of property damage during last year’s protests against Georgia’s controversial foreign agents’ law.

Giorgi Gakharia, ex-prime minister who is currently in exile as he faces criminal charges in two separate cases, has been listed as a fellow and visiting researcher at the Hertie School of Governance, a prestigious Berlin-based graduate institution.

Georgian Dream MPs claimed that announcement for November 28 rally in Tbilisi was drafted in Brussels, seizing on a report by GD mouthpiece that leaked what looked like an English translation of the address minutes before it was read out by organizers.

"If your child says he or she are transgender or non-binary — you don't have to affirm that. In fact, affirming that is the worst thing you can do." @MariaKeffler addresses parents of children struggling with sex identity disorder. Time-Tested Parenting Book:

Georgian protesters have turned to loud marches in downtown Tbilisi as police continue to prevent them from blocking Rustaveli Avenue. Police officers struggled to control movement of groups of demonstrators as they paced through narrow streets. 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

Khangoshvili family deportation might reflect broader, risky trend in German refugee policy that could affect other asylum seekers from Georgia, which continues to enjoy a “safe country” status even amid the country’s increasingly repressive environment.

The 65th round of Geneva International Discussions, a multilateral format to address the security and humanitarian consequences of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, was held on November 11-12 in Geneva.

Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili has been returned to Rustavi prison after spending more than 3 years at Tbilisi’s Vivamedi clinic, where he was transferred in 2022 due to deteriorating health, Georgia’s Special Penitentiary Service reported.

Giorgi Gakharia, ex-PM and now exiled leader of the opposition For Georgia party, faces up to 13 years in prison as prosecutors charged him over his 2019 actions during “Gavrilov’s Night” and the Chorchana checkpoint developments.

Giorgi Gakharia, ex-prime minister and leader of the opposition For Georgia party who is currently in exile, faces up to 13 years in prison as Georgian prosecutors pressed criminal charges over his 2019 actions during “Gavrilov’s Night” and the Chorchana checkpoint developments,

Former public service employees and civil servants found guilty of financial crimes or official misconduct will be required to file annual asset declarations for 30 years after conviction under new amendments to Georgia’s Law on Combating Corruption.

Turkey’s defense ministry confirmed that 20 service members died in a military plane crash in Georgia on November 11. Read in full: https://t.co/Qj8Auaq0kW

PACE's monitoring co-rapporteurs visited Georgia on November 10–11 and met with members of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Parliament, as well as with opposition and civil society groups.

A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia on November 11 after taking off from Azerbaijan, according to Georgia’s Interior Ministry and Turkey’s Defense Ministry.

Deputy Justice Minister Irakli Khmaladze and Deputy Interior Minister Giorgi Butkhuzi were dismissed from their posts under Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s November 10 decrees.

Police arrested three people in the eastern Georgian town of Kvareli involved in a violence case, including two local ruling party officials.

“The discussion also touched upon Georgia’s progress in implementing international sanctions," the Finance Ministry said following a meeting between Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and British Ambassador Gareth Ward.

Ex-deputy head of Infrastructure Ministry’s Roads Department was arrested, while managers from Azerbaijani company and an international expert were charged in absentia over dealings allegedly leading to 2023 bridge collapse on Western Georgian highway.

More than 50 CSOs say Georgia’s Anti-Corruption Bureau is being “repurposed not to hold those in power accountable, but to target independent civil society organizations in Georgia.”