'Prices are suffocating us' - large Saturday protest marches continue in Tbilisi, this time focused on high cost of living. 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

Georgian Dream PM Irakli Kobakhidze raised migration issues in a new video address on Facebook, vowing to “free” the country from illegal migrants in “several years."

Students, professors, and management at Tbilisi’s Ilia State University pledge to resist the “unconstitutional” academic overhaul that would gut one of Georgia’s leading and most outspoken universities of many of its popular and highly-rated academic programs.

Estonian Ambassador Marge Mardisalu-Kahar will end her mission in Georgia on March 10 and move to Yerevan as ambassador to Armenia, while chargé d’affaires Gita Kalmet will lead the embassy in Tbilisi until a new ambassador is appointed.

Russia is considering restoring rail links with Georgia via the territory of occupied Abkhazia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told reporters.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović visited Georgia on February 11–13, meeting with Georgian Dream leaders, including President Mikheil Kavelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

Georgian Dream Defense Minister Irakli Chikovani attended the 33rd Ramstein format meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

EU Ambassador met with GD's First Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss the EU’s concerns over the latest amendments to Georgia’s Law on Grants. The meeting also touched upon upcoming EU sanctions against Russia, which may include Kulevi port in Georgia.

Georgia’s deputy foreign minister attended an event marking Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution as Tbilisi’s TV tower was lit in the Iranian flag colors, drawing Israeli criticism.

Georgia’s deputy foreign minister attended an event marking Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution as Tbilisi’s TV tower was lit in the Iranian flag colors, drawing Israeli criticism.

Georgian Dream announced a major reshuffle of public university programs under its “one city, one faculty” plan, allocating some disciplines to specific universities while effectively eliminating others at key institutions.

The OSCE Moscow Mechanism expert mission on Georgia began work on February 11, two weeks after 24 countries invoked it over Georgia’s “deteriorating human rights situation.” Read more: civil.ge/archives/721...

Occupied Tskhinvali/South Ossetia’s de facto leader, Alan Gagloev, signed a decree appointing Dzambolat Tadtaev as de facto government chairman after the region’s so-called parliament approved his nomination.

Nika Gvaramia, leader of the opposition Ahali party, has been released from prison after serving eight months for refusing to appear before the disputed Parliament's commission. Read more: civil.ge/archives/720...

A court in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Donetsk has sentenced Georgian national Giorgi Chubitidze to life in prison in a maximum-security penal colony.

European Union member states voted in favor of suspending visa-free travel for holders of Georgian diplomatic passports. The suspension is reportedly set to take effect in early March.

Four Georgian citizens were detained in a large-scale law enforcement operation in Poland. The arrests were reportedly carried out by Warsaw police in coordination with counterterrorism units from the Border Guard Office.

The State Security Service of Georgia said its chief, Mamuka Mdinaradze, made a working visit to the United States from February 7 to 10 at the invitation of U.S. counterparts. The agency provided no further details.

A Georgian citizen illegally detained by Russian occupation forces has been released and is now in Tbilisi-controlled territory, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) said.

The Kulevi oil terminal on Georgia’s Black Sea coast may be sanctioned by the European Union, as several media reports said the bloc’s upcoming 20th sanctions package against Russia includes it. Read more: civil.ge/archives/720...

Out of 181 countries worldwide, Georgia is 56th, tied with Bahrain, Greece, and Jordan.

Opposition politician Nika Melia, who is currently jailed, was charged with contempt of court. This is the fourth charge brought against him in the last year.

Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Georgia’s Technical University (GTU) will no longer merge with Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), scrapping a controversial plan opposed by students and academic personnel at both institutions. Read more: civil.ge/archives/720...

“Marco Rubio greeted me,” Kavelashvili said. “Then a small, warm, sincere, and positive conversation took place with JD Vance.”

A new civic forum, For the Love of Georgia, convened on February 8. Bringing together politicians, academics, artists, intellectuals and activists, among others, the forum appears aimed at creating an alternative to Georgian Dream rule.

"Tsalenjikha was Georgia’s rogue municipality. Now it’s complicated," read a photoessay by Gvantsa Lomaia about Georgia's rebellious town, its villages, and conflicts:

Businessman Irakli Rukhadze announced on February 6 selling the shares of pro-government TV Imedi channel, naming Prime Media Global, Imedi’s business partner, and the channel’s current management as the new owners. civil.ge/archives/720...

Four of Georgia’s major egg producers have announced a 5% price reduction, citing an initiative by Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to curb high food prices, according to a joint statement issued on February 6.

The Batumi Drama Theatre has canceled the scheduled premiere of the play “DARK WEB” after the theatre administration said it became aware of the director’s plans to incorporate a “subjective political act” into the performance.

Georgian Dream-elected President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili are in Milan, Italy, to attend the opening ceremony of the 25th Winter Olympic Games.

The Georgian Dream government’s announcement to merge Tbilisi State University (TSU) and Georgian Technical University (GTU), the country’s two oldest public universities, has sparked discontent among students and academic staff at both institutions.

Tamar Taliashvili, Georgia’s ambassador to the United States, hosted State Department officials Jonathan Askonas, senior adviser for policy planning, and Charles Yockey, special assistant, at the Georgian Embassy in Washington.

Georgia’s disputed Parliament adopted controversial amendments to the Laws on General and Higher Education in the third and final readings.

“Georgia’s human rights record sharply deteriorated in 2025 as the ruling Georgian Dream party adopted sweeping laws aimed at decimating the country’s vibrant society and silencing critical media,” Human Rights Watch said on Georgia.

Georgian Dream is considering criminalizing the refusal to recognize the legitimacy of constitutional bodies.

Georgia’s disputed Parliament established an Interim Commission to Study the Pricing Structure of Food Products, Medicines, and Fuel, with its members already approved.

Georgian Dream MP lashed out at Sweden while denouncing the recent invocation of the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism on Georgia, claiming, among others, a “rise in crime rates” and “economic stagnation” in the Scandinavian nation.

Georgian Dream Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia met with the U.S. State Department’s Senior Bureau Official for European and Eurasian Affairs, Brendan Hanrahan.

Georgia’s annual inflation rate stood at 4.8% in January, while consumer prices increased by 1.2% compared to the previous month, according to data from the National Statistics Office.

The Donetsk court sentenced former Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze, now an opposition politician, to six and a half years in jail in absentia, finding him guilty of fighting for Ukraine as a “mercenary."

Georgia’s disputed parliament opened the spring session, with several controversial bills and issues on the agenda, including changes to the laws on general and higher education and amendments to further restrict foreign grants.

Georgian police arrested 45 people accused of links to the so-called “thieves’ world” in a nationwide operation targeting the criminal underworld network.

Regional TV channel Trialeti said its satellite broadcasting was halted as a result of “artificially created [financial] crisis resulting from systematic pressure by the authorities."

Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and some of his cabinet members are visiting the United Arab Emirates from February 2 to 5. It is Kobakhidze’s second official foreign trip this year and, again, to the UAE.

Following Georgian Dream PM Irakli Kobakhidze’s call to revive public debates, two major pro-government TV channels, Imedi TV and Rustavi 2, said they will host the discussions, with what appears to be limited participation from key opposition forces.

Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, called on Georgia’s disputed Parliament to reject legislative amendments that would further tighten restrictions and penalties on recipients of foreign funding. Read more: civil.ge/archives/719...

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) training center was established as the State Security Academy, which will offer a one-year, tuition-free master’s program in state security.

The ruling party's decision to radically overhaul public university system and merge two key universities has drawn backlash in Georgia. 🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

"Breakdown of representative politics, fragmented and poorly adaptive pro-democracy space, and widespread societal political apathy pose the greatest structural threats to Georgia’s democracy and its EU aspirations." Read Irakli Sirbiladze's analysis here:

The 130th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held on January 29 in the village of Ergneti.