Georgia - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty https://www.rferl.org/z/659 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Georgia https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png Georgia - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty https://www.rferl.org/z/659 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:57:48 +0100 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Soviet-Era Sanatoriums Go Up For Sale In Georgia, But There's A Catch Ten sanatoriums in the crumbling resort town of Tskaltubo are under the hammer, years after billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili vowed to purchase and restore the famed properties. https://www.rferl.org/a/soviet-sanatoriums-georgia/33883098.html https://www.rferl.org/a/soviet-sanatoriums-georgia/33883098.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:39:22 +0200 Features Can Georgia's Ruling Party Outlaw Its Rivals? Georgia’s Constitutional Court is considering a ruling party bid to ban the country’s largest opposition parties, a move critics warn would undermine democratic freedoms and ties with the West. Opposition leaders have pledged a month of nationwide protests, accusing Georgian Dream of seeking to eliminate its main rivals. RFE/RL's Sandro Jupalakiani explains from the hearings in Batumi. https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-democracy-parties-banned-court/33881702.html https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-democracy-parties-banned-court/33881702.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:15:26 +0200 Videos Georgia Faces New Test As Court Weighs Ban On 5 Opposition Parties Georgia’s Constitutional Court will begin hearings on October 21 on a case seeking to ban five opposition parties that together have won hundreds of thousands of votes. The proceedings mark another critical test for the country’s multiparty democracy, with a final ruling potentially to come later. https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-faces-new-test-as-court-weighs-ban-on-five-opposition-parties/33880171.html https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-faces-new-test-as-court-weighs-ban-on-five-opposition-parties/33880171.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:19:04 +0200 Georgia Wider Europe Briefing: Croatia Holds Up Montenegro, Georgia Slips Down EU Agenda In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak is drilling down on two issues: Croatia’s demands before giving the green light to Montenegro’s EU accession and Georgia’s growing irrelevance in Brussels. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-croatia-montenegro-eu-accession-georgia-jozwiak/33880089.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-croatia-montenegro-eu-accession-georgia-jozwiak/33880089.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:58:29 +0200 Wider Europe