6 of its 24 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Batumi's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 27 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Georgia on 9 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 25 September 2026: 11 of its 19 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Georgia: stories reporting arrests, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
GeorgiaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Georgia most9 of its 28 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 7 of Tbilisi's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 8 of Rustavi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.
3 of its 12 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Tbilisi's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
7 of its 23 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 3 of Tbilisi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
11 of its 19 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
3 more days the news pointed at Georgia
4 of its 22 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 3 of Tbilisi's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
7 of its 29 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 3 of Tbilisi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
5 of its 24 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Rustavi's 3 stories were about protests or strikes.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice69%98 stories
Conflict & violence10%14 stories
Disasters & accidents6%9 stories
Health6%8 stories
Displacement4%6 stories
Shelter & services2%3 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%2 stories
Food & livelihood1%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests41 Stories reporting people killed12 Stories reporting people injured5 Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting people displaced4 Stories reporting refugees2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Georgia. Ring: the world. Measured over 142 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout one and a half times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Georgia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Georgia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Russia33 in 100 of its 15,087 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye27 in 100 of its 4,091 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Georgia27 in 100
of its 526 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Armenia16 in 100
of its 1,853 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Azerbaijan12 in 100
of its 4,119 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Protests & strikes
Georgia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.