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Tens of thousands of pro-Europe Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi on October 20 to rally against the ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been accused of being Russia-friendly, ahead of parliamentary elections that will likely decide the direction of the South Caucasus nation’s future.
Tens of thousands of pro-Europe Georgians took to the streets on October 20 to rally against the ruling Georgian Dream party ahead of the parliamentary elections that could decide the direction of the South Caucasus nation’s future.
Georgian security officials have issued a warning about an alleged plan to distribute fake video and audio recordings to spark unrest ahead of key parliamentary elections later this month.
Georgia is famous for its heady wines, but many vineyard owners in the Kakheti region are swapping vines for hazelnuts because of declining prices for grapes. One vineyard owner told RFE/RL that, after 50 years growing grapes, he had to make the heartbreaking decision to start growing nuts.
Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadiqov, arrested in Georgia in August at Baku’s request, has been transferred to a prison medical facility due to his deteriorating health following a hunger strike that began on September 21, his wife, Sevinc Sadiqova, told RFE/RL on October 8.
German prosecutors in the land of Saxony have opened a preliminary investigation into reports that far-right lawmaker Jorg Dornau used prisoner labor at his farm in Belarus.
Georgia’s ruling party, which has raised the ire of the United States and European Union with moves seen as bringing the Caucasus nation closer to Russia, has revived its bid to impeach pro-West President Salome Zurabishvili weeks before a general election.
Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on October 3 signed into law a bill that rights groups, the opposition, and the international community say drastically curbs the rights of the country's LGBT community.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign into law a bill approved by parliament last month that rights groups and many opposition politicians say drastically curbs the rights of the country's LGBT community.
The White House has disinvited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze from a prestigious reception during the United Nations General Assembly, another sign of souring relations between the two once-close allies.
The European Union may consider the temporary cancellation of its visa-free regime with Georgia if upcoming parliamentary elections in the Caucasus nation are "not free and fair," the bloc's ambassador to Tbilisi said on September 20.
Well-known Georgian transgender model Kesaria Abramidze was stabbed to death at home in Tbilisi on September 18, police said.
An EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) patrol in Georgia was temporarily detained on September 17 near the boundary with the breakaway region of Abkhazia, the mission said in a statement.
Lawmakers in Georgia have approved restrictive new laws curbing LGBT rights and allowing for bans on things like Pride marches and culture, in a vote boycotted by the opposition that underscores a dramatically polarized political landscape ahead of national elections in October.
The United States has slapped sanctions on more than 60 Georgians, including two members of the government, who it said have "undermined" democracy and human rights in the country amid concerns in the West of Tbilisi's tilt toward Moscow.
Belarusian journalist Andrey Myaleshka, who has been residing in Georgia since fleeing political persecution in 2021, was denied re-entry into the South Caucasus country on September 16 while returning from vacation in Poland with his daughter.
TBILISI – The ruling Georgian Dream party on September 10 selected Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire and former prime minister, as its lead candidate for a parliamentary election on October 26.
Newly appointed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha has ended a temporary representative's long-term mission to Georgia as one of his first personnel moves, suggesting the outgoing representative, Mykhaylo Kharyshin, doesn't understand the realities of diplomacy in wartime.
Georgia has no chance of becoming a member of the European Union until its "foreign agents" law is abolished and all recommendations of the European Commission are implemented, a delegation of German politicians visiting Tbilisi said on September 6.
Journalist Afqan Muxtarli -- who in 2017 was abducted in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, and subsequently taken to Azerbaijan, where he was convicted of smuggling, illegally crossing the border, and using force against a government official -- has won a lawsuit against Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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