"The UK has sanctioned five senior individuals responsible for violent attacks against journalists and peaceful protestors in Georgia, in coordinated action with the United States.

Georgia’s authorities began a systematic crackdown on demonstrations, civil society, media and opposition figures following public opposition to Georgian Dream’s decision to pause the country’s move towards a European future."

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UK sanctions Georgian officials responsible for brutal crackdown on media and protestors

The UK has designated five Georgian officials for serious human rights violations.

^{Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK)}

Finally, the U.K. has sanctioned five Georgian officials directly responsible for the violent crackdown on protests. It includes the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Vakhtang Gomelauri - Minister of Internal Affairs
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
Sulkhan Tamazashvili - Tbilisi Police Department Director
Zviad Kharazishvili - Chief of the Special Tasks Department
Mileri Lagazauri - Deputy Head of the Special Tasks Department

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The U.K. government sanctions against Georgian officials is also in coordination with the U.S.

Presumably the U.S. will be sanctioning the same officials, but they haven't yet made their announcement.

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The U.S. has issued Magnitsky sanctions against Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri and Deputy Head of the Special Task Department, Mirza Kezevadze.

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The illegitimate Georgian government has responded to U.S. and U.K. sanctions in typical illegitimate Georgian government style.

The sanctioned Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri has been promoted to Deputy Prime Minister, and the sanctioned heads of the police command have all been given the Award of Honour.

If it sounds like a ludicrous bravado move which the Russians would do, that's because it is.

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Sanctioned Interior Minister Appointed as Vice-PM, as MIA Blames Protesters for Violence

On December 20, GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze appointed Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri - an official sanctioned the day earlier by the U.S., as well as by the U.K., Ukraine, Lithuania, Est

^{Civil.ge (Civil Georgia)}

EU propose visa restrictions on Georgian government officials.

"Today we are taking action to hold Georgian authorities accountable for the violent repression of peaceful protests. This sends a clear message to the Georgian authorities that they cannot repress opposition voices or curtail freedom of expression without consequences."

Kaja Kallas,
EU Foreign Affairs.

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Commission proposes to suspend visa-free travel for officials from Georgia

Today, the Commission is proposing to suspend part of the EU-Georgia Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas.

^{European Commission - European Commission}

"Georgia's so called PM Kobakhidze now says the state will compensate all financial losses of the U.S. and U.K. sanctioned persons.

This is a defiant, open anti-American & anti-British stance and disregard to human rights, but also an attempt to prevent regime defections in fear of sanctions. Which means that sanctions have a serious potential to work, and we need more of them."

Marika Mikiashvili,
Georgia.

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Lithuania and Estonia have imposed more sanctions on Georgia, including the Georgian PM Khobakidze.
This is in addition to sanctions already imposed by Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine last week.

These countries are not waiting for a consensus or whatever it is the other countries in the world are waiting for.

It's past time for the world to react to the impending dictatorship in Georgia.

Sanctions. Now!

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday Brussels had put forward a list of Georgians to sanction over a crackdown on pro-Western protesters, but Hungary was set to block the measures.

“We have proposed the list for sanctions for these people who are… using really force and violence against the opposition,” Kallas said ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

“But everybody needs to agree to the list, and we are not there yet.”

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EU foreign ministers fail to agree on sanctions against Georgian authorities

Georgia’s authorities have forcefully clamped down on pro-EU demonstrators taking to the streets in recent weeks to protest the government’s decision to shelve its push to join the bloc

^{Agence France-Presse (Firstpost)}

"Today I reiterated in the clearest terms to Georgian Dream representative Maka Botshorishvili that police violence and arbitrary arrests in Georgia are unacceptable.

The UK will consider all options to ensure those responsible are held accountable."

Stephen Doughty,
Minister for European Affairs,
U.K.

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In the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council meeting, the proposed sanctions against Georgia have just been vetoed by Hungary and Slovakia.

The next E.U. move against Georgia is
visa restrictions, which just need a majority vote.

Sanctions from individual countries are being discussed by Germany, France and Poland and others in the E.U. in a 'coalition of the willing'.

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Protestors in Tbilisi, Georgia made a point of stopping outside the Hungarian Embassy today as Orban followed up on his promise to veto all the proposed EU sanctions against Georgia.

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