For Georgia’s ruling party, regime survival seems to trump all other considerations. Georgian Dream’s fight with Western partners and persistent political polarization risk undoing the country’s democratic progress.
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A woman holds up a placard during a rally in Tbilisi on July 11, 2021, demanding the government resign following a TV cameraman's death after being badly beaten by far-right assailants during a protest against an LGBTQ Pride march. - Thousands rallied in Georgia on July 11, 2021, demanding the government resign following the death of TV cameraman Alexander Lashkarava, 37, after being badly beaten by far-right assailants during a protest against an LGBTQ Pride march. Lashkarava, a cameraman for independent TV station Pirveli, was found dead in his bed in the early hours of July 11.
