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In the February 15 snap presidential election in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia, every candidate aligned themselves with Russia in rhetoric.
Georgian authorities arrested several opposition figures during anti-government protests on the streets of Tbilisi on February 2, prompting the European Union to again condemn what it termed the “brutal crackdown” on dissent.
The Georgian Dream party ceased its work in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the head of the Georgian delegation said after the Strasbourg-based legislative body overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on Georgia to set a date for new parliamentary elections.
Anti-government protesters took to the streets of Tbilisi on January 18, with many demonstrators wearing masks in defiance of new regulations banning face-coverings as authorities attempt to keep tabs on dissenters in the Caucasus nation.
A former prime minister of Georgia who now leads one of the country's main opposition groups was hospitalized after being beaten in a hotel lobby in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi.
Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, said the country remained united against external Russian influence as she joined pro-EU protests in the western city of Zugdidi.
A pre-trial detention hearing was held for 11 protesters in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on January 10. The protesters, who include the Georgian actor Andro Chichinadze, were detained on charges of participating in group violence during pro-European protests.
U.S. lawmakers are poised to introduce a bill prohibiting the recognition of a Georgian Dream government less than two weeks after the party's Russia-friendly billionaire founder was sanctioned for undermining Georgia's democracy for the "benefit of the Russian Federation."
The captain and another crew member of the seized oil tanker suspected of damaging an electric power cable in the Baltic Sea last month are Georgian nationals.
Georgia's outgoing pro-Western president, Salome Zurabishvili, says she remains her country's legitimate head of state as her successor, Mikheil Kavelashvili, was sworn in as the new leader on December 29.
Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former soccer player and right-wing populist, has been sworn in as Georgia’s new president amid a monthslong political crisis.
Georgian anti-government protesters have formed a human "chain of unity" in Tbilisi. Demonstrators lined up along the streets of the capital hand-in-hand on December 28. Protests have been ongoing in Georgia for a month, since the government downgraded ties with the European Union.
On the eve of a potentially explosion day, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called for supporters to gather at the presidential palace on December 29 as she joined a mass rally against the Georgian Dream-led government’s moves to delay closer European Union integration.
The United States said it has slapped fresh sanctions on Russia-friendly billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, a former prime minister and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, for "undermining Georgia's democracy for the "benefit of the Russian Federation."
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for Georgian security forces to be investigated for the “brutal police violence” against largely peaceful protesters who have taken to the streets for anti-government demonstrations.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has called on the ruling Moscow-friendly Georgian Dream party to set a date for new parliamentary elections by December 29 amid unrest over the last vote and the party's unilateral decision to postpone negotiations with the European Union.
Georgian anti-government protesters livened up their march with traditional dancing. Steps from the "khorumi" war dance were seen at the December 21 rally. Tbilisi has been the scene of daily mass protests since the government announced it would give up EU grants and accession efforts.
A showdown is looming over Georgia's presidency as the December 29 inauguration day nears for far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili. Current president, Salome Zurabishvili, has called the appointment "illegitimate," and says she'll refuse to leave office after Kavelashvili is sworn in.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said in its final report on the October 26 parliamentary elections in Georgia that numerous issues “negatively impacted" the elections and eroded public trust.
The Georgian government has pledged to amend its controversial "foreign agents" law following discussions with the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset.
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