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The European Union says it has halted Georgia's accession process and frozen 30 million euros in assistance to its Defense Ministry after the country's lawmakers approved controversial legislation seen as a measure to crack down on dissent.
The Pentagon said it was will “indefinitely postpone” its planned Noble Partner military exercise with Georgia as the United States reviews its relationship with the South Caucasus nation.
Thousands of Georgians lined the streets of Tbilisi to welcome home their team after it exited Euro 2024. It was the first time that Georgia had qualified for a major international competition and the team surprised pundits by making it out of the group stage before being defeated by Spain.
Georgians stayed up late into the night to support the national soccer team, but their hopes of a second stunning upset came to an end as Spain beat the Caucasus nation’s squad 4-1 on June 30 at the Euro 2024 tournament in the last-16 knockout round.
Massive celebrations erupted in the streets of Tbilisi after the Georgian national team staged the biggest upset of Euro 2024 with a 2-0 win over Portugal. The win is Georgia's biggest achievement at the Euro tournament since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The commander of the Georgian Legion that is fighting alongside Ukraine against Russian troops told RFE/RL on June 12 that he was poisoned several months ago.
A civil activist has been left bruised and bloodied in an attack after he was criticized in a tweet by Georgia's parliament speaker. Zuka Berdzenishvili, an opponent of the government's "foreign agent" law, says he required surgery after he was assaulted by three men.
Georgian civil activist Zuka Berdzenishvili says he was attacked outside his home by three unknown assailants after parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili publicly accused him and other activists of "politically motivated terror" for criticizing lawmakers.
The United States has imposed visa restrictions against dozens of Georgian officials over the adoption of the "foreign agent law" that sparked weeks of mass protests and criticism.
After Georgian lawmakers passed a "foreign agent" bill, protests against it are continuing, even beyond the capital. A team of mountaineers made a trek to a high peak in the Caucasus to fly the flags of Georgia and the EU in a show of support for the protests and the country's European aspirations.
The speaker of Georgia's parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, said on June 4 that the South Caucasus nation's ruling Georgian Dream party has initiated a bill "on family values and the protection of minors," as well as amendments to 18 laws that would limit LGBT rights.
The speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed the controversial "foreign agent" bill into law despite weeks of mass protests across the country and warnings from West.
Georgian opponents of the recently passed "foreign agent" law increasing official scrutiny on outside funding of NGOs and online media gathered late on June 2 for a concert designed to air their grievances and raise funds for those detained in earlier protests.
Georgia's opposition United National Movement said its offices in Tbilisi were attacked overnight by dozens of masked men, with glass broken and equipment damaged, according to images posted by the party on social media.
Activist Kristo Talakhadze was forcibly detained by Georgian security forces during a protest against the so-called foreign agent law in Tbilisi. At a later demonstration, Talakhadze confronted the man to ask him why he had attacked her peaceful protest.
As prospects dimmed of defeating Georgia's controversial "foreign agent" law through massive street protests and a presidential veto, the organizations affected -- primarily NGOs -- have been quietly preparing to open another front: challenging the legal designations in court.
Georgian NGOs say they will challenge domestically and internationally the so-called "foreign agent" law pushed through parliament by the ruling Georgian Dream party despite a presidential veto and weeks of protests.
Georgian Dream overrode the president's veto of a controversial "foreign agent" law in a boycotted 84-4 vote. What are the timelines and procedures for unleashing the law on Georgian NGOs and online media?
Georgia has announced that a Chinese consortium submitted the sole bid to build a sprawling deep-sea port in Anaklia, ending a multiyear political saga over the megaproject that puts Tbilisi’s growing ties with Beijing in the spotlight.
Georgia's so-called "foreign agent" law is expected to land back on President Salome Zurabishvili's desk after lawmakers on May 28 overrode her veto, prompting fresh protests against the piece of legislation seen as mirroring a repressive Russian measure.
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