Why Georgia is not another Hungary Hungary shows that economic decline can unseat entrenched leaders, but only when elections remain genuinely competitive. In Georgia, that condition no longer holds.

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Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat

Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Moscow gloats over potential oil price spike from Iran war  Putin may have lost an ally with the death of Khamenei but an oil price shock is good news for the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin may have lost another close ally after the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but an oil shock from conflict in Middle East spells potential good news for his war chest.

3 dead, 14 injured in Sixth Street mass shooting; FBI investigating potential terrorism Three people are dead and 14 others were injured following a mass shooting at Buford's on West 6th Street early Sunday, officials said.

Not good.

AUSTIN SHOOTING: Diagne was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah,” and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, AP says:

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BREAKING: Keir Starmer says the U.K. has given the US permission to use British bases to launch strikes on Iran

Live Updates: Israel Says It has Launched an Attack on Iran

According to the Iranian media, three massive explosions have been heard in the downtown Tehran. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

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1. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/699c9d...

2. www.gov.uk/government/p...

3. civil.ge/archives/720...

By doing this, Rukhadze technically offloaded the channel’s legal liabilities to the new owners.

On February 6 (~2 weeks prior to the sanctions), Georgia’s anti-EU media Oligarch [Follow the Money] Irakli Rukhadze sold Imedi TV for a symbolic 1,000 GEL (approx. $370). The channel became jointly owned by Prime Media Global (Ilia Mikelaishvili) and its management.

Director Disqualification: The individuals running these channels are legally barred from being a director of any company in the UK. They are also prohibited from being involved in the promotion, formation, or management of any UK registered business.

Trust Services Sanction: UK professionals are prohibited from helping these channels create or manage trusts. This includes providing business addresses, acting as trustees, or serving as nominee shareholders to manage their assets.

What it means

Asset Freeze: All funds and property belonging to these channels in the UK are frozen. It is illegal for any UK person or business to make money or resources, such as property or vehicles, available to them directly or indirectly. This also applies to any entities they own or control.

BREAKING: The UK has sanctioned Georgian TV channels POSTV and IMEDI TV under Russia Sanctions regulations. The Foreign Office cites the deliberate spread of Russian disinformation and undermining Ukraine's sovereignty. Asset freezes and trust services restrictions are now in effect.

Yet another massive Russian attack on Ukraine.Energy infrastructure was under attack,civilians injured&killed.

Russia uses up the cold weather to hurt Ukrainian civilians more.

▪️In Kyiv region, a man was killed, two women and a child injured

📹a home in the suburb of Kyiv.A woman and child injured

8 years ago Archil Tatunashvili was kidnapped, brutally tortured and murdered by Russians. His mutilated body was returned to the family only a month after the murder. This is how Russia conceals its war crimes.

We count years and tragedies, Russia gets emboldened even more.

Tonight, Iranians in Tbilisi continue to protest against the regime, standing in solidarity with their fellow Iranians back home.

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Ukraine's 2027 EU Dream And What Brussels Wants From Moscow Could Ukraine really join the EU next year?

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Additionally, it urges the release of frozen Russian assets for reconstruction, and calls for democratic reforms in Russia, including free elections, release of political prisoners, media freedom, repeal of restrictive laws, and full cooperation in investigation into the deaths of Navalny & Nemtsov.

The paper also emphasizes adherence to international law, including accountability for war crimes, return of Ukrainian civilians (including children) and reparations for damages to Ukraine.

a ban to Russian military deployments in neighboring countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia, and requires the removal of nuclear weapons from Belarus.

The document calls for reciprocal troop reductions and withdrawals, no legal recognition or militarization of occupied Ukrainian territories, an end to Russian disinformation and hybrid attacks in Europe,

EU’s HR/VP @kajakallas has circulated a paper to EU member states, seen by @RFERL, outlining conditions Russia should meet in U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchet!

Protesters say the plan would force ISU to shut down up to 95–98% of its programs, effectively dismantling the country’s leading public university, which Georgian Dream does not control. Video via Droa

#Tbilisi Now: Students at Ilia State University have blocked Chavchavadze Avenue to protest a Georgian Dream initiative introducing university quotas that would assign certain disciplines to specific institutions while eliminating them at others.

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.

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Georgian Dream Seeks Full State Control Under Georgian Dream’s new legislation, Georgians with anti-GD sentiments would be barred from receiving any foreign funds, including remittances, or risk imprisonment.

We are witnessing another legislation designed to expand Georgian Dream’s repression apparatus within an already authoritarian system. Below I examine the scale of state control and repression already imposed on the Georgians, and the risks tied to it. kshoshiashvili.substack.com/p/georgian-d...

Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Iranians were massacred by the Iranian security forces, and Georgian Dream chooses to stand with the Iranian regime. Video via social media.

The Tbilisi TV tower was lit in the colors of Iran’s flag on February 11 at the request of the Iranian Embassy to mark the “national holiday,” (therefore, the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution), Tbilisi Municipality told Georgian media.

The current number of protesters who have had their bank accounts frozen is unknown. at least hundreds, if not thousands have been fined since the 2024 November protests in Georgia.