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Friday, October 4, 2024, #189 (5750)

Parliament Chairman Papuashvili Signs Anti-LGBT Bill

On October 3, Georgian Parliament Chairman Shalva Papuashvili signed into law a controversial bill aimed at restricting LGBT rights after President Salome Zourabichvili refused to endorse it but chose not to veto the legislation. (more)

PACE Members Express Concerns Over Georgia's Upcoming Elections

A group of 24 members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has issued a written declaration expressing serious concerns about the pre-electoral environment in Georgia ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. (more)

The News in Brief

"U.S. Embassy Denies Sanctions on Georgian Dream's Honorary Chair Bidzina Ivanishvili and Family" (more)

Opinion & Analysis

Georgia's Government Risks Isolation from the West as U.S. Sanctions Escalate

Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the ruling Georgian Dream party threatens official Washington with a break in relations if more sanctions are imposed on Georgian officials. (more)
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