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Monday, August 31, 2026, #160 (6216)

Two Arrested Over Drugs in Investigation Into Death of Abkhaz Blogger

Two people have been arrested in Tbilisi in connection with drugs that investigators say were used by Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava before his death, Georgia's Interior Ministry said on Sunday. (more)

Russian Citizen Pardoned in Georgia Starts Hunger Strike Over Deportation Fears

Denis Kulanin, a Russian citizen detained during protests in Georgia, has started a dry hunger strike at a migration detention center after Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned him and Kulanin learned he could be deported to Russia, his friend Marina Meskhi told Radio Liberty. (more)

The News in Brief

"Amnesty Says Pardons of Nine Georgian Protesters Do Not Amount to Justice" (more)

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Opinion & Analysis

Why Has Discussion Around the Treaty of Georgievsk Intensified Recently?

Recently, the Georgian Dream government has sharply intensified its messaging regarding the Treaty of Georgievsk-the July 24, 1783 agreement between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti. (more)
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