Read by Guillaume Gallienne at the National Assembly during the symposium “Resistance Through Culture: A Georgian Struggle”   I am happy and grateful that my voice, from a Georgian prison and during my political detention, is reaching France—a country that knows better than anyone the price of freedom and ideals; a country that, as early […]

Holders of diplomatic passports are now subject to visa requirements to enter the Schengen area for official purposes. This mechanism has been activated in response to Georgia’s deliberate and persistent violation of key areas related to democracy and fundamental rights. The EC further states that: “The actions of the Georgian authorities since October 2024, including […]

The Georgian Dream parliament has adopted a legislative package that further restricts foreign funding and a wide range of political activities.   The scope of what is considered a “grant” has been broadened and now requires government approval. This applies to grants transferred from a foreign organization to its local branches. Organizations based abroad working […]

IMEDI TV and PosTV have been heavily sanctioned by the British authorities, who accuse them of deliberately broadcasting misleading information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The British statement indicates that these channels portray President Zelensky as illegitimate, Ukraine as a corrupt country and a puppet of the decadent West! This rhetoric is entirely copied from […]

A sweeping reform of general and higher education was unveiled in early 2026. Among other things, it risks depriving 25,000 students of access to higher education while exacerbating the financial difficulties of families in precarious situations.   One particularly controversial measure concerns the abolition of the 12th grade. Education will end after the 11th grade. […]

Most Georgians suspected, and recent revelations concerning Bidzina Ivanishvili’s entourage confirm it, that corruption is rotting the power of the Georgian Dream. Irakli Garibashvili, a former Prime Minister, Grigol Liluashvili, former head of security services, the former General Prosecutor, and eight other close associates of Ivanishvili were searched. Seven million dollars in cash, jewelry, valuable […]

In October, the Georgian Parliament adopted a series of repressive and freedom-restricting laws. It is crucial to recall them to show how far the power deviates from democratic standards, shamelessly sinking into the camp of not only “illiberal” regimes (Hungary…) but frankly “dictatorial” ones (Russia, Belarus…).     Laws designed to suppress any popular protest […]

In this repression, the case of Elina Valtonen, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the OSCE, is emblematic. This minister had met, on Rustaveli Avenue, Mrs. Mekantitsishvili. She thanked her for her presence and support for the protest movement before being arrested at home, a few days later, in front of her 6-year-old […]

On October 4, nearly 100,000 people gathered in Tbilisi. Since then, Rustaveli Avenue, every evening, is the scene of police violence and arbitrary arrests of peaceful opponents, young and old. All continue relentlessly to protest against a regime that gradually suppresses freedoms, tramples on democracy, to establish an authoritarian regime modeled on Russia. To try […]

A former ally of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Guiorgui Bachiashvili claims to have been “kidnapped” by his former boss, forcibly brought back to Tbilisi and arrested (May 2025).   Sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for money laundering and embezzlement in a botched trial, he now claims to have been beaten by a fellow prisoner…He had refused to […]