Treasury Sanctions Georgian Officials and Extremists for Serious …
WEB4 days ago · WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned individuals who have undermined fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, in Georgia. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury sanctioned two Georgian government officials associated with brutal crackdowns on peaceful protestors and political opponents, and two private ...
US hits more Georgian officials with asset freezes and visa bans for ...
WEB4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights. The State and Treasury departments announced Monday that they had imposed asset freezes on two top Interior Ministry officials, a …
US imposes sanctions, visa bans on Georgians over protest …
WEB4 days ago · The United States imposed new sanctions and visa bans on Georgians on Monday, including financial sanctions on two government officials and two members of the country’s pro-Russian far-right ...
US imposes travel bans on Georgian officials over new law that …
WEBJun 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on dozens of Georgian officials in response to the enactment of a law that drew weeks of …
U.S. suspends $95 million in aid to Georgia after passage of …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday suspended $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related to foreign agents that critics say was...
US issues new visa restrictions, will review relationship with Georgia ...
WEBMay 24, 2024 · The US State Department is implementing a new visa restriction policy in response to a repressive law and crackdowns on protests in Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday.
U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Georgian Government Officials, …
WEB4 days ago · The United States has slapped sanctions on more than 60 Georgians, including two members of the government, who it said have "undermined" democracy and human rights in the country amid concerns...
Promoting Accountability for Serious Human Rights Abuse and …
WEB4 days ago · The United States is today imposing a broad array of accountability measures on a number of Georgian government officials and others who have undermined Georgia’s democracy and the human rights of the Georgian people. The United States has imposed sanctions on two Georgian government officials—Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Task Department Chief Zviad “Khareba” Kharazishvili […]
US reviews co-operation with Georgia over 'foreign agent' law
WEBMay 24, 2024 · The US has said it is reviewing its bilateral co-operation with Georgia over its controversial "foreign agent" law that triggered weeks of mass protests in the capital Tbilisi.
US could sanction Georgia politicians to ‘defend democracy’
WEBMay 20, 2024 · TBILISI, Georgia — Officials responsible for pushing forward Georgia’s Russian-style “foreign agents” law could face asset freezes and travel bans under a new bill to be presented to the U.S. Congress.
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