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The United States and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions on Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and other senior officials in the ministry in response to their alleged role in a violent crackdown on journalists, opposition figures, and anti-government protesters.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili challenged the European Union to do more to support pro-EU protesters and press the ruling Moscow-friendly Georgian Dream party to hold new elections following its unilateral decision to postpone negotiations with the 27-member bloc.
The mayor of Tbilisi postponed a Christmas tree lighting amid concerns that protesters gathered in the city would turn violent after an electoral college dominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party appointed far-right politician and former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as president.
The United States has imposed more visa restrictions on Georgian officials for "undermining democracy" amid ongoing popular protests against a move by the ruling Georgian Dream party to delay the Caucasus country's negotiations to join the European Union.
Georgian protester Anamaria Tavartkiladze has volunteered to decorate the country's main Christmas tree in Tbilisi with images of people beaten amid ongoing mass demonstrations. The recent college graduate said she's hanging the posters as a way to "protest the authoritarian regime in Georgia."
The Élysée Palace announced on December 11 that French President Emmanuel Macron initiated a phone call with Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party, to express his urgent concerns over the deteriorating state of democracy in Georgia.
Pro-Europe protesters rallied on the streets of Tbilisi for the 13th consecutive night, while European Union foreign ministers warned the Georgian Dream-led government of consequences for its “democratic backslide” and “repressive” tactics against demonstrators.
Journalists in Georgia have been violently attacked while covering mass protests after the ruling party announced a delay in membership talks with the European Union. The attacks have been blamed on "titushky," a word meaning mercenaries hired by the authorities to beat and harass opponents.
Britain has said it is severely restricting its contacts with the Georgia government and blasted its "shocking" crackdown on journalists and pro-Western demonstrators, reflecting earlier moves by the United States and European Union.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Georgian capital on December 7 following a violent crackdown the night before by riot police against demonstrators angered by the government’s decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union.
Pro-European demonstrators shot fireworks at Georgia's parliament during ongoing protests over the prime minister's decision to end accession talks with the European Union. Georgian police are continuing a crackdown on pro-European demonstrators that has included beatings and hundreds of arrests.
Riot police in Georgia used water cannons late on the night of December 6 to disperse protesters gathered in Tbilisi for the ninth consecutive night to voice their opposition to the government’s decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union.
Georgian law enforcement officers conducted searches on December 5 of homes owned by former Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili following a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to uphold a ruling that Kezerashvili had embezzled over 5 million euros as defense minister.
A Georgian opposition leader who was beaten unconscious during his arrest is recovering and expecting a court hearing, his lawyer said December 5, as the United States firmly condemned the ruling Georgian Dream party's use of violence against demonstrators.
Georgians have been in the streets for a week of mass protests over government plans to delay EU accession talks, along with election results many describe as rigged. In Tbilisi on December 3, young activists described their reasons for joining the demonstrations.
A standoff between pro-EU Georgian protesters and security forces continues in Tbilisi amid accusations of excessive use of force by police that have prompted international condemnation including from a group of influential U.S. lawmakers.
Georgia finds itself once again at a crossroads after nationwide protests erupted when the ruling Georgian Dream party announced it was suspending accession talks with the European Union through 2028. RFE/RL correspondent Luka Pertaia looks at what might happen next.
Young people took to the streets of multiple Georgian cities for a sixth consecutive day of protests. The demonstrations erupted over the government's plans to delay accession talks with the EU until 2028. Alongside the students, one 86-year-old shared her hopes for Georgia's European future.
Beka Beradze, a journalist at RFE/RL's Georgian Service, was detained by security forces on December 1 in central Tbilisi. He was walking near Georgia's parliament when he says he was attacked and beaten. He was held at a temporary detention center and released at dawn on December 3.
Riot police used water cannon and tear gas against protesters taking part in the sixth consecutive night of protests in Tbilisi after the the Georgian Interior Ministry warned protesters against committing violent acts.
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