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A Georgian court has sentenced 10 opposition demonstrators to between four to 13 days in prison on charges of disobeying law enforcement officers during an anti-government protest earlier this week.
Georgian police used water cannons to disperse protesters gathered outside the parliament building in Tbilisi. The crowd was staging a fourth day of protest demanding early elections after lawmakers rejected changes to Georgia's electoral system.
A Tbilisi court will try 37 people who were detained while protesting at Georgia’s parliament on charges of disobeying police and for hooliganism, their lawyer, Georgi Oniani, has said.
Thousands of Georgians protested on November 17 outside the parliament in Tbilisi after it refused to accelerate an electoral reform. The protesters joined opposition supporters who pitched tents to block entry to the parliament on November 14.
Thousands of Georgians have jammed the streets outside parliament as demonstrators voiced anger over lawmakers' rejection of a new electoral reform measure.
Members of Georgia's parliament blasted sirens at their rivals in a show of opposition after the chamber failed to pass a constitutional amendment on a transition to a proportional electoral system. Outside the parliament, there were scuffles with police as demonstrators vented their anger over the outcome of the vote.
Georgian lawmakers have rejected a constitutional amendment on the transition to a proportional electoral system that was demanded by protesters this summer.
Several hundred far-right activists and Orthodox Church members clashed with police in the Georgian capital on November 8 as they tried to block the premier of a Swedish-Georgian gay-themed film "And Then We Danced" amid a heavy security measures. (RFE/RL)
Several hundred far-right activists clashed with police in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, as they tried to block the premiere of a critically acclaimed Swedish-Georgian gay-themed film which premiered amid a heavy police presence.
Two Georgian television stations, Imedi and Maestro, and thousands of websites have been knocked out, in what was thought to be a wide-scale cyberattack.
Georgia has extradited a Russian citizen, Yaroslav Sumbayev, wanted for his alleged involvement in the killing of a top economic crimes investigator in the Moscow region.
A meeting of Georgia's Legal Issues Committee turned into chaos after a female lawmaker meted out her own justice, slapping a colleague in the face after he made comments she found insulting.
Thousands of people gathered in the center of the Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, to protest against the government and ruling Georgian Dream party on September 20, three months after the violent dispersal of a rally against Russian influence. The protesters blocked traffic in Rustaveli Avenue, the city’s main thoroughfare, showing red cards to Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire businessman and former prime minister whom critics accuse of ruling the country from behind the scenes.
Thousands of people have gathered in the center of Georgia’s capital to protest against the government and the ruling Georgian Dream party, three months after the violent dispersal of a rally against Russian influence.
Georgian teen Mako Gomuri lost her eye during a violent crackdown on June's anti-government protests in Tbilisi. She wasn't the only one, and eye patches became symbols of the protests. Now, three months later, Gomuri is fighting for compensation for what she believes was an excessive use of police force.
Abkhazia's incumbent separatist leader Raul Khajimba has rejected opposition demands for a new presidential election after disputing the results of a runoff in the breakaway Georgian region that gave him a slim victory.
The common-law wife of a former Chechen fighter gunned down in Berlin says his killing bears the hallmarks of a professional hit job amid claims the suspect worked for Russian military intelligence. The killing has raised concerns about the safety of other Chechens seeking asylum in Germany.
The hit movie franchise The Fast And The Furious has been filming scenes for its latest movie in the Georgian town of Rustavi. Our cameras were there as an armored truck plowed though cars and a helicopter flew overhead.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate career diplomat Kelly Degnan as the new U.S. ambassador to Georgia, a post that has been vacant for nearly a year and a half.
Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, has nominated Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia as its candidate for prime minister.
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