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Protests in Georgia continue as new president is about to be elected
For the first time, the president of Georgia is not elected by popular vote. ADVERTISEMENT As Georgia gears up for…
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MEPs visit Georgia and march with pro-EU protesters
Protests initially broke out against a contested parliamentary election in October which the opposition accused the Georgian Dream of rigging…
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Protests in Georgia continue amid intensified police crackdown
Thousands have protested in Tbilisi against the suspension of EU accession talks. Police have used water cannons and tear gas,…
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Germany, France and Poland condemn police violence in Georgia
The foreign ministers demanded that ‘fundamental rights, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, must be upheld and…
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Georgians vow to continue pro-EU protests ‘until victory’
Police have reportedly resorted to more heavy handed tactics in a bid to clamp down on the unrest with more…
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Pro-EU membership rallies across Georgia enter second week
Critics accuse police of using increasingly violent tactics to disperse the rallies with more than 100 people treated for injuries.…
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Fourth night of protests under way across Georgia
Officials in the country say at least 44 people have been hospitalised in increasingly violent clashes between police and protesters…
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Georgia’s president says government is ‘illegitimate’
In an interview with Euronews, Salome Zourabichvili talks about the current wave of unrest happening across Georgia and what could…
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Second night of protests in Georgia against EU talks suspension
Protesters again swarmed the parliament in the capital Tbilisi, with some trying to break the metal gates to the building…
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Thousands protest in Tbilisi to oppose Kobakhidze’s halt to EU bid
Thousands of protesters flooded the streets surrounding the Georgian Parliament to voice their objection to the ruling party’s decision to…
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