Human Rights Watch reports that the Georgian government has adopted a series of repressive laws that, combined with abusive policing, effectively criminalize peaceful protests and suppress dissent. These legislative changes impose massive fines—up to ten times higher and equivalent to criminal penalties—while vastly expanding police powers, extending detentions, and classifying routine protest activity as a felony punishable by years in prison.
Date: December 4, 2025. Source: hrw.org