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The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that the Migration Department expelled 91 foreign nationals from Georgia in November-December, including 25 involved in Tbilisi’s GeorgiaProtests. Of these, 10 have already left the country following court-imposed administrative penalties

Protesters gather on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue for Day 37 of Georgia Protests. Rallies continue amid Orthodox Christmas holidays, usually a passive week in Georgia. Day-offs have been announced for public institutions until January 10. Muro Takalandze

China’s President has congratulated disputed Georgian President Kavelashvili on his inauguration, highlighting the ‘positive momentum’ in China-Georgia strategic relations

It is the 36th day of nonstop nationwide protests in Georgia.

35th day of anti-government protest in Georgia. There are hundreds here on Rustaveli now, which is still blocked this night. Some protesters are singing Georgian folk songs

Дрон е свален над полигон в Северна Осетия, каза ръководителят на региона. Дрон беше свален от силите на ПВО над полигона Шалхи. От 4:00 сутринта в регионите на Севернокавказкия федерален окръг е обявена заплаха от дронове. Летище Владикавказ е затворено за пристигащи и заминаващи

Twelve GeorgiaProtest participants in Batumi, including students, have been summoned to court. Lara Kartsivadze said she was summoned for an administrative offense, while another individual reports being summoned under the ‘organizing’ charge

Армения смени руските граничари на границата между Армения и Иран

Azerbaijan tighten the rules of visa-free regime for Russian citizens in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President: The crash of plane was caused by ground fire

Президентът на Азербайджан Алиев за причините за катастрофата на самолет AZAL край Актау: Разбира се, окончателната версия ще стане известна след отварянето на черните кутии. „Въпреки това, първоначалните версии също са доста разумни и основани на факти. Фактите са, че азербайджански цивилен самолет е бил повреден отвън на руска територия, близо до град Грозни, и почти е загубил контрол. Знаем също, че нашият самолет е бил предаден неуправляем със средства за радиоелектронна борба Това беше първото повреждане на самолета. „Ние открито изразихме исканията си пред руската страна. Тези искания им бяха предадени официално на 27 декември." „Първо, руската страна трябва да се извини на Азербайджан. Второ, трябва да признае вината си. Трето, трябва да накаже виновните, да ги подведе под наказателна отговорност и да плати обезщетение на азербайджанеца. състояние и пострадалите пътници и членове на екипажа. Това са нашите условия, които вече бяха изпълнени.

On Rustaveli Avenue, near Kashveti church, the police used force to arrest protesters "for blocking the road." It is believed that 5 people have been detained. Citizens had gathered to protest against Mikheil Kavelashvili

Thousands of Georgians protest outside parliament against inauguration of new president

Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia amid a political crisis after the government froze European Union application talks in a move that sparked major protests

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has stated that at the ongoing protests against the government’s EU U-turn ‘1,000 people gather every day — this means that it is an asset for [opposition] parties and NGOs’

Protesters wave flags of GD leaders and their sole-elected president Kavelashvili alongside Iranian, Hezbollah and Taliban flags, mockingly saying, "Congratulations, slave."

After Salome Zourabichvili’s speech at Orbeliani Palace, protesters marched to Parliament, where disputed President Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated, some carrying red cards referencing his football career

Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as Georgia's sixth president at a ceremony attended by Bidzina Ivanishvili but no foreign diplomats. Media access was restricted to a monitor outside the main hall

The President @Zourabichvili_S has decided to leave the residence. "I will be with you. This building was a symbol only as long as a legitimate president was sitting here. I take legitimacy with me. I am taking the flag with me. I am taking the people's trust with me

President @Zourabichvili_S will stay at her presidential residence tomorrow as an oligarch plans to install his puppet president. “I am here, and I will spend the night here. Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., I will wait for you at the Orbeliani Palace, and from there, I will tell you what tomorrow will be like. I will tell you what the following days will be like and what the days of victory will look like,” Salome Zurabishvili said in her TV address to the nation

In Kutaisi, the "Chain of Unity" activity turns into a large protest march currently heading towards the Georgian Dream's local party office

Day 31 of #GeorgiaProtests Marching towards Rustaveli Avenue

Путин се извини на Алиев в телефонен разговор, че инцидентът със самолета е станал в руското въздушно пространство. Путин се е обадил на ръководителя на Азербайджан, обсъдили са катастрофата на пътническия самолет AZAL, - съобщи Кремъл.

"Chain of Unity" looks lively and cheerful in coastal Batumi - despite rainy weather

Chain of Unity for Georgia: Tbilisi December 28 - a month of daily GeorgiaProtests

Georgia’s oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili has been sanctioned under OFAC’s SDN List pursuant to Executive Order 14024, targeting Russian Harmful Foreign Activities. The sanctions include the blocking of all property and interests in property within the United States or under U.S. jurisdiction, including assets that may come under U.S. control in the future. Additionally, his ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously has been blocked.

United States is designating Bidzina Grigoris Dze Ivanishvili, founder and honorary chairman of Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation. Blinken announces

The UAEs low-cost airline @flydubai citing “threats to flight security” cancels flights to southern Russia after a plane crash in Kazakhstan, according to Russia’s tour operators association

Азербайджанските авиолинии спират полетите до седем руски града след катастрофата в Казахстан

Кремъл казва, че няма да прави никакви изявления относно катастрофата на азербайджанския Embraer в Актау, докато разследването не приключи, на фона на призиви от Баку просто да признае свалянето и да се извини