Georgia

• May 03, 2025

  World Press Freedom Day: Georgia's Media Crackdown Has Journalists 'Counting Our Last Months'

  Mariam Nikuradze holds the record among Georgian journalists for fines received while covering daily protests amid an intensifying crackdown on the media.

• May 03, 2025

  Press Freedom 'Is Dying' In Georgia, Says Journalist Amid Media Crackdown

  Mariam Nikuradze holds the unofficial record among Georgian journalists for fines received while covering daily protests amid an intensifying crackdown on the media. “I think that we are counting our last months as, you know, being able to go in the street and actually report," she says.

• April 29, 2025

  EU Says Hungary's Block Could Mean Moldova's Accession Moves Forward Without Ukraine

  The European Union is considering moving along in the accession process with Moldova while leaving Ukraine behind as Hungary to block Kyiv's membership drive.

• April 15, 2025

  EU Looks To Tighten Visa Rules: 61 Countries Face Visa-Free Travel Overhaul

  The EU is set to tighten its visa suspension rules, expanding the reasons it can revoke visa-free travel for 61 countries. New triggers include human rights violations, hybrid threats, and investor citizenship schemes, marking a shift in how Brussels uses visa policy.

• April 01, 2025

  Georgians Continue Pro-Democracy Protests While Commemorating Independence Vote

  Protesters rallied outside parliament in Tbilisi for the latest in a months-long series of pro-democracy protests. The demonstrations began in October after elections widely considered to be undemocratic. The March 31 protest marked the anniversary of Georgia's 1991 independence referendum.

• April 01, 2025

  Georgians Decry Kremlin-Funded Photographer Winning World Press Photo Award

  Georgian photographers are protesting the awarding of a prestigious prize to a photojournalist with the Russian TASS news agency.

• March 18, 2025

  EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts

  European Union politicians said they are continuing their push into possible support for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after the US government moved to cut the Prague-based broadcaster's funding amid concerns its closure would be a blow to pro-democracy media.

• March 17, 2025

  Georgian Ex-President Saakashvili’s Sentence Extended To 12.5 Years

  A court in Tbilisi has found jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili guilty of illegally crossing the country's border, sentencing him to an additional four years and six months in prison.

• March 17, 2025

  What's Fueling Protests In Georgia, Hungary, Romania, And Serbia?

  Large crowds have been taking to the streets in Tbilisi, Budapest, Bucharest, and Belgrade for months in succession. RFE/RL's Georgian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Balkan services have been reporting on the demonstrations and the root causes driving them.

• March 12, 2025

  Jailed Former Georgian President Saakashvili Gets Additional 9 Years In Prison

  Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to an additional nine years in prison for the large-scale embezzlement of public funds, a charge he calls politically motivated.

• March 06, 2025

  In Photos: Georgia's 100 Days Of Protest

  On November 28, the Georgian prime minister announced his government would delay EU accession talks “until 2028,” sparking protests that have continued for the past 100 days. RFE/RL photographers in Georgia have been documenting the unrest from day one.

• March 03, 2025

  Kremlin-Favored Candidate Declared Winner In Georgia's Breakaway Abkhazia Region

  Kremlin-favored candidate Badra Gunba won the presidential runoff in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region that legally is a part of Georgia, de facto election authorities said on March 2.

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