The United States has imposed visa restrictions on 20 Georgian citizens.
“The United States strongly condemns the Georgian Dream party’s ongoing, brutal, and unjustified violence against Georgian citizens, including protesters, members of the media, human rights activists, and opposition figures. Georgian Dream has turned away from Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic future, which the Georgian people overwhelmingly desire and the Georgian constitution envisions” said U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
Matthew Miller did not mention the names of the individuals who were subject to visa restrictions, but stated that the United States is preparing additional measures, including sanctions, to hold accountable those who undermine democracy in Georgia.
The protests in Georgia after the parliamentary elections of 2024 began on the evening of October 28 of the same year after the parliamentary elections in which the central part of Georgia declared victory for the ruling Georgian Dream party. The Georgian opposition and President Salome Zurabishvili personally disagreed with the victory of this party, who claimed falsification of the election results.
