The Georgian Constitutional Court has begun hearing the opposition ban case, with the ruling Georgian Dream party moving closer to dismantle the country's opposition spectrum. This week, Mariam Nikuradze, Yousef Bardouka, and Mikheil Gvadzabia sat down to talk about the case, how it came to be, and who it affects. Read more: Explainer | What you need to know about the lawsuit to ban Georgia’s opposition ‘Sabotage’ case against Georgian opposition politicians moves forward Explainer | The legislative changes that have shaped Georgia’s authoritarian slide Check out our intern Aslan Bairamovi's first feature on the ongoing renovation of Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue here: ‘It killed my business’ — Rustaveli Avenue renovations paralyse central Tbilisi Tune in to the Culture Takeover episode hosted by Yousef and culture and features editor Alexandra (Xandie) Kuenning, where they interviewed Georgian musician and producer Kordz on his work and how he became the target of a government smear campaign: Podcast | Culture Takeover: Kordz on music and Georgian politics And sign up for our upcoming webinar, ' Armenia and Azerbaijan’s long road towards peace ’, hosted by lead news editor Nate Ostiller, Armenia staff writer Arshaluys Barseghyan, and Azerbaijani staff writer Rafig Shahbazov on 27 October. The three will host a Q&A session and a discussion on progress made on the peace process between the two countries. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more culture on the Caucasus Digest, we’d love to hear from you! Please e-mail us at podcasts@oc-media.org .
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Podcast | Is Georgia about to ban the entire opposition?
On the Constitutional Court hearing the case to ban the opposition.

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