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Georgian media is saturated with a deepening political crisis as the ruling Georgian Dream party moves to ban opposition parties and detains critics on treason charges, while international bodies (EU, Council of Europe) publicly flag human rights concerns at the UN and the Strasbourg court.
  1. Georgia plans to raise its property tax exemption threshold to 100,000 Georgian Lari (GEL) following longstanding concerns. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-15)
  2. The European Union and the United States remained the top sources of money transfers to Georgia in August, while Russia dropped to 11th place. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-15)
  3. Photo essay: Dimming lights of neighborhood shops in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-15)
  4. Maia Bitadze, a member of Georgian Parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream party, has been appointed as Georgia's new Minister of Culture. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-15)
  5. Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party to add former Prime Minister Gakharia's For Georgia opposition party to its constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban opposition parties. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  6. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze visits Paris for an international space summit. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  7. Georgia's Aviation Agency pledges full compliance amid new U.S. sanctions on Iranian airlines. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  8. Georgia's Communications Commission warns pro-government Rustavi 2 TV over alleged violation of impartiality principles. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  9. Sokhumi, Tskhinvali, Moscow digest – September 1-10, 2026 (roundup of developments in Russia-occupied Georgian regions and Russia). (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  10. Georgia's PISA scores improve since 2022 but remain below the OECD average. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  11. Georgian opposition UNM politician Baramidze detained on treason charges over remarks about the war in Abkhazia. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  12. Questions and discontent as a doctor from Georgia's Kakheti region faces prison over a psychotropic drug prescription. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  13. Geka Geladze resigns as chief of Georgia's State Security Service. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  14. Tamaz Borashvili to become the next chief of Georgia's State Security Service. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  15. Former Georgian minister Burchuladze's 10-year jail sentence reduced to three years in another plea deal. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  16. Heads of Georgia's Finance Ministry's Revenue and Investigation Services resign, with new officials appointed. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  17. Georgia reports decade-high freight traffic figures for the January-August period. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-14)
  18. The 134th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting under the Geneva International Discussions was held in the village of Ergneti, near Georgia's administrative boundary with the Russia-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-09)
  19. Georgia's central bank (National Bank of Georgia) keeps its refinancing rate unchanged at 8.25% and projects 5.2% inflation for 2026. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-09)
  20. An EU representative raises human rights and justice concerns regarding Georgia at the United Nations. (Civil.ge, 2026-09-09)