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Georgia court hears lawsuit to ban five opposition parties

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Georgian Court Hears Lawsuit

Georgia’s Constitutional Court began hearings on the Georgian Dream party’s lawsuit to ban five opposition parties.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the parties unconstitutional and said they infect the political system.
Opposition groups scheduled a major protest rally for November 28 in response to the lawsuit.
European Commission and Council of Europe warned the hearings threaten democratic freedoms, stall EU accession, and require decision by June 2027.

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Homeland Security Bans AI

U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered DeepSeek and related AI tools removed from civilian agency IT on Oct 19.
The order excludes military and intelligence services, applying only to civilian agencies.
China’s Ministry of Commerce condemned the ban as “overstretching” national-security concepts on Oct 20.
Beijing said it will restrict exports of certain advanced AI models following the U.S. action.

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Georgian Court Hears Lawsuit

Georgia’s Constitutional Court began hearings on the Georgian Dream party’s lawsuit to ban five opposition parties.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called the parties unconstitutional and said they infect the political system.
Opposition groups scheduled a major protest rally for November 28 in response to the lawsuit.
European Commission and Council of Europe warned the hearings threaten democratic freedoms, stall EU accession, and require decision by June 2027.

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