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Georgian court acquits protester of drug charges

Open Caucasus Media · September 3, 2025

The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...

Russia and the Council of Europe: The troubled membership from the perspective of a Commissioner for Human Rights

EJIL: Talk! · September 3, 2025

The volume Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights should be essential reading for a number of different audiences. It is very useful to have a detailed documentation of the fractious relationship of the...

Batumi Real Estate Market Active Over Summer – Bochorishvili

Business Media Gerogia · September 3, 2025

Batumi real estate market remained active throughout the summer of 2025, according to Nato Bochorishvili, President of the Georgian National Real Estate Association. She noted that demand came largely from buyers in neighboring and Gulf countries....

Georgian media highlights strategic declaration signed between Azerbaijan and China

Azertag · September 3, 2025

Tbilisi, September 3, AZERTAC Georgia’s respected news portal ipress.ge has published an article highlighting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The article emphasized that the leaders of...

Georgia opens 12th Nikozi International Animation Film Festival

Georgia Online · September 5, 2025

The Minister of State Tea Akhvlediani attended the opening of the International Animation Film Festival “Nikozi” in the village of Nikozi of Gori municipality, Shida Kartli region. The Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil...

‘Not yet ready for decision’: Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia’s (potential) impact on Ukraine’s compensation mechanism

EJIL: Talk! · September 5, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, Court)’s merits judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (Ukraine-v.-Russia) prompted assessments (here; here; here; here). This post addresses one unexamined question: how the judgment has...

Sports on TV for Sept. 6 – 7

WTOP - District Columbia · September 5, 2025

(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Sept. 6 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 —… (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Sept. 6 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL...

Georgian Dream publishes 470-page report accusing Saakashvili of crimes and instigating 2008 war

Open Caucasus Media · September 3, 2025

The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...

South Korea expresses ’concern’ over U.S. immigration raid at Hyundai’s Georgia plant

The Hindu · September 5, 2025

The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea on Friday (September 5, 2025) expressed “concern and regret” over a major U.S. immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai...

How Putin lost in the Caucasus and punished his minion for it

EurActiv · September 5, 2025

Konstantin Eggert is a Russian-born journalist with DW, Germany’s international broadcaster. He is based in Vilnius and was previously editor-in-chief of the BBC Russian Service Moscow bureau. “Which side do I take today – Baku or Yerevan?” It is...

Tbilisi launches European Youth Card Program for young people

Georgia Online · September 3, 2025

Tbilisi, Georgia: The Tbilisi City Hall has launched the Program “European Youth Card” for young people aged 18 to 30. The program means more than 25,000 discounts in 40 European countries and unites 9.3 million young people. The presentation of...

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 1-5 September, 2025

Caucasus Auto boosts operation in Middle East with UAE office

Zawya ·

UAE - Leading U.S. vehicle importer Caucasus Auto Import has officially launched its UAE headquarters in Sharjah, according to a press release. The expansion marks a milestone for the company as it brings its services to one of the world’s most...

Monday Cable – September 8, 2025

Civil Georgia · September 8, 2025

Georgia’s politics went back to school last week with repression, protest, and pre-election drama all spiking simultaneously. As many Georgians cheer the Georgia side for eliminating the French to reach the EuroBasket Quarterfinals, we cast our...

[Opinion] The Tragedy and the Fraud behind the Ishiba Resignation

Korea IT Times · September 9, 2025

Emanuel Pastreich, Director of the Center for Truth Politics, Green Liberty in the USA. By Emanuel Pastreich The resignation of Shigeru Ishiba as Prime Minister of Japan was promoted in the media as a necessary step in light of his responsibility...

Tuesday morning news: September 9, 2025

World - North Carolina · September 9, 2025

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. Trump considers new Russian sanctions » President Trump says he’s ready to punish Russia with what he...

Soviet symbolism returns to Russian diplomacy

The Interpreter · September 5, 2025

Sergei Lavrov is no stranger to making a statement. But not in a fashion sense. So, when Russia’s long-serving Foreign Minister wore a pullover jumper emblazoned with the USSR logo “CCCP” when arriving for so-called peace talks in Alaska last...

Russian Activist Anton Chechin Sentenced to 8.5 Years on Drug Charges in Tbilisi Court

The Messenger ·

By Liza Mchedlidze Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Russian activist Anton Chechin was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on September 2 after Tbilisi City Court found him guilty of possessing a large quantity of narcotics, in what his...

Archi Conquered the Domestic Market. Now It’s Putting Georgian Real Estate on the Global Map

Caucasus Business Week ·

When a developer from Tbilisi starts appearing in conversations about Miami’s coastline, it’s a signal for more than just another run-of-the-mill high-rise. Archi, one of Georgia’s most well-known development companies, is stepping onto the...

Georgian Dream Presents Report Labeling Rose Revolution a Coup, Calls to Ban UNM