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Georgia Imprisons Opposition Leaders Amid Rising Protests

6/28/2025

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Georgia's government is tightening its grip on dissent, imprisoning prominent opposition leaders Nika Melia and Givi Targamadze as protests against the ruling Georgian Dream party escalate. Critics decry this move as a slide into authoritarianism, with fears mounting over the erosion of democracy and the government's troubling ties to Moscow.

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Georgia's government is tightening its grip on dissent, imprisoning prominent opposition leaders Nika Melia and Givi Targamadze as protests against the ruling Georgian Dream party escalate. Critics decry this move as a slide into authoritarianism, with fears mounting over the erosion of democracy and the government's troubling ties to Moscow.