Nationwide protests in Georgia are a battle for the direction of the country — toward Europe or Russia
As the riot police form a line, shields raised, protesters across the street shout curses and chants at them before deploying fireworks.As the pyrotechnics rain down, some of the police charge forward ...
Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president
TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, ...
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Fearing war, Georgia chooses a return to Russia’s embrace
Yet with 20 percent of Georgia’s territory still under de facto Russian control after a short war between the two countries ...
Violent protests in Georgia highlight battle over the country's future
The Georgian government's move away from the European Union and closer to Russia is fueling daily protests. Here's why it ...
Georgia stands strong for democracy — America must stand with Georgia
The Georgian people stand alone, breathing tear gas on cold Byzantine streets, in their fight for democracy. What America ...
How Georgia’s Black Republicans Are Capitalizing on Trump’s Election Victory
Black Republicans in Georgia are planning to capitalize on the small-but-significant gains that President-elect Donald Trump ...
Georgia's Crisis Deepens As Far-Right Mikheil Kavelashvili Named President
Georgian lawmakers voted in the former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili as the country's next president on Saturday after days of protests.
France raises alarm about Georgia crackdown in rare call with tycoon Ivanishvili
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned a crackdown on pro-EU protests in Georgia in a rare telephone call on Wednesday ...
Protests explode in Georgia over paused bid for EU membership. President accuses Russia
Protests overtook the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, after the government paused its efforts to join the ...
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In Georgia Protests, Echoes of Ukraine’s Past Revolutions
Dec. 10, 2024 On the streets of Georgia, it’s starting to look a little like the Ukraine of 10 years ago, before the war, when tensions with Russia started brewing. An increasingly authoritarian ...
After Revolution and War, Is Georgia Echoing Ukraine’s Uprising?
The latest protests in Tbilisi are a reminder of the Maidan movement in 2013, but the government is in no mood for compromise ...
Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president in a blow to country's EU aspirations
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in ...