Georgia's opposition says its leader was detained in altercation with police during protests
Vision released by the Coalition for Change party shows Nika Gvaramia being carried by the arms and legs by several men and thrown into a car.
Zelensky criticizes Georgia's leadership for protest crackdown
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the harsh crackdown on demonstrators in Georgia and accused the country's leadership of bowing to Moscow. The events in the former Soviet state are "not just a problem of one nation and not just of our region,
Georgia Tumbles Deeper Into Crisis as Opposition Leader Is Detained
In a sign of a widening crackdown, security agents have searched the offices and homes of prominent activists and opposition leaders who fear the country is turning closer to Russia.
Police in Georgia arrest an opposition leader as mass protests continue
Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests over the decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union.
More than 100 arrested in Georgia protests after government puts EU hopes on ice
Georgia’s interior ministry has said that 107 people were arrested during Friday’s protests in the capital Tbilisi sparked by the government’s decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.
Police in Georgia Move Again to Disperse Protests Over the Suspension of EU Talks
Police in the Georgian capital have again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators after over 200 people were detained during four previous nights of protests against the government’s decision to
Georgia police raid opposition offices as PM vows to curb protests
Georgian police raided the offices of opposition parties on Wednesday after the government vowed to crack down on those organising pro-EU protests, deepening a political crisis engulfing the Black Sea
Georgia protesters hold firm in fight to join EU
Thousands have spent days protesting outside Georgia’s parliament to urge the country to reconsider putting its bid to join the EU on hold, which many say would allow Russia to increase its influence over the former Soviet country.
Georgia protests escalate: Opposition leaders detained in crackdown
The atmosphere in Georgia is becoming increasingly tense. On Wednesday, just before another demonstration scheduled for the evening, the police searched the offices of opposition parties. Several people were detained,
Pro-EU protests in Georgia escalate amid police clashes
Violent protests have continued for multiple days straight in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi as demonstrators clash with riot police.
Protests in Georgia: Security forces forcefully disperse crowd, multiple arrests
On the evening of December 2, a protest continues in central Tbilisi in response to the Georgian government's delay in negotiations for EU membership. Special police forces are using tear gas and aggressively detaining participants,
Georgia: Crackdown begins on anti-government protesters
Police have raided opposition party offices. Activists say it's an attempt to silence them. If it is, it doesn't seem to have ...
Georgia is being rocked by days of violent protests. Here’s what you need to know
Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s ...
Mass protests in Georgia as government put EU accession talks on hold
Protesters gathers across Georgia for the fourth night after police used water cannon yesterday in a crackdown.
Demonstrators again converge on Georgia’s parliament after the country’s EU bid was suspended
Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital converged on parliament again on Tuesday. They are venting outrage against ...
Georgian president seeks West's support in standoff with her own government
Salome Zourabichvili appealed to European countries to confront what she described as a Russian attempt to impose control on ...
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In Georgia’s capital, a new passion fuels street protests
TBILISI, Georgia — Running through an eerie blue fog, I darted into a church just across from Georgia’s parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. Masked riot police were chasing protesters through ...
Protests lay bare a clash of values and interests as Georgia navigates a Russia-West standoff
Georgia is convulsed by political upheaval again after its pro-Moscow government, fresh off parliamentary elections denounced ...
Georgian opposition politician beaten unconscious by police, party says, as government crackdown intensifies
A leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties has been detained by police after he was beaten unconscious by officers in ...