Royal Opera House calls for release of Georgian bass singer jailed over democracy protests
Bidzina Ivanishvili](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/27/who-is-bidzina-ivanishvili-the-shadowy-billionaire-founder-of-georgian-dream).
Ivanishvili is the chair of the ruling party, Georgian Dream, and was [hit with sanctions by the US in 2024](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk01xyd22eo) for undermining Georgia’s democracy