#DemocracyDrinks | Defending Democracy in Georgia: Where to from here?
Join us for this year’s last #DemocracyDrinks, on November 13, 2025, 1700-1900 at The Hague Humanity Hub, to reflect on Georgia’s fight for democracy and avenues for moving forward.
It already been a year since the Georgian people first took to the streets to protest the unjust election results and the ruling party’s decision to block the country’s progress towards EU membership. During the course of this year, the government has tightened its grip, arresting protesters and political opponents, suppressing civil society and independent media, and now even seeking to ban opposition parties.
The European Union, including the Netherlands, has condemned these the Georgian government’s actions by freezing parts of Georgia’s accession process and reviewing its cooperation programmes. Still, many argue that more decisive action is needed to support Georgia’s pro-democracy movement.
Join us on 13 November for the next #DemocracyDrinks, where we will reflect on recent developments and hear from Georgia experts about how the international community can best support the country’s pro-democracy movement. The panel will be moderated by Amy Eaglestone (Leiden University) and will feature insights from Dinara Gagoshidze (Netherlands Helsinki Committee), with more speakers to be announced soon.
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What are the #Democracy Drinks?
#DemocracyDrinks The Hague brings together democracy advocates, thinkers and enthusiasts at our monthly informal networking events. It is a great way of making new contacts and catching up with people you know; for testing ideas and planning actions; for moral support and inspiration. Feel free to invite friends and colleagues that work on or are interested in defending values like democracy, rule of law, human rights… Come along and you will be made welcome!
This event series is a collaboration between the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) and The Hague Humanity Hub.
