Georgia: Politics and Government
Commons · Question 75661 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Georgian counterpart on the treatment of (a) political opponents and (b) journalists in that country.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 16 Sep 2025
I remain gravely concerned by Georgia's democratic backsliding, attacks on the opposition and journalists. The former Foreign Secretary's 11 July statement condemned politically motivated detentions of opposition leaders in Georgia. On 6 August, the UK, w...