1 day agoTbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has postponed the Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Rustaveli Avenue after calls were made for supporters to gather at the tree at 7:00 PM. Some people had already arrived at Liberty Square
1 day agoTbilisi Now: police special forces stand ready to disperse peaceful protesters as soon as the order is given
"Georgian Dream" party has unilaterally elected Mikheil Kavelashvili as the new president in a one-party decision, opposed by Georgia’s pro-Western society and widely regarded as illegitimate
1 day ago"Let go - it's my kid." - Mothers' March participants chant as they arrive at Parliament. Line inspired by violent arrests of young protesters in November-December, sometimes in presence of their mothers. March to continue to Orbeliani Presidential Palace.
1 day agoA group of mothers have marched to the Georgian Parliament to protest the presidential elections and violence against demonstrators before continuing on to Orbeliani Palace
1 day agoIrakli Kobakhidze says that 'Georgian Dream' intends to compile a list of countries with an "unfair attitude towards Georgia," claiming that "influential forces are acting against them."
1 day ago"Georgian Dream" is holding the presidential election, with the only candidate being GD-nominated former football player and MP Mikheil Kavelashvili, who has only completed school-level education The process began at 09:00 in the Parliament building
2 day agoAt 8 AM in Tbilisi, students are marching toward the Parliament building in protest the appointment of a puppet president. The "process" in the parliament starts in an hour.
2 day ago"I am here, I am not going anywhere. At this critical moment, our country needs a legitimate institution that reflects the voice of its people" —President @Zourabichvili_S addressed the nation a day before Oligarch Ivanishvili installs a puppet president. We demand new elections. This is our call and demand, and there is no peaceful alternative. If anyone truly seeks peace in this country and a way out of the current crisis, the only solution is free and fair elections.
The Georgian Parliament has passed a package of legislative amendments prohibiting protesters from possessing laser devices or other instruments emitting intense light. Additionally, participants are banned from covering their faces with masks or any other means
The Georgian Parliament has passed a law banning masks at protests.
2 day agoTbilisi: Various communities - HR, IT, students, accountants, families of emigrants, and more - march from different locations across Tbilisi in protest. City Hall prepares a stage in front of Parliament for the Christmas tree lighting
2 day agoAnother group is leading a march from Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue towards Republic Square
2 day agoIT/TECH sector representatives march from Republic Square in Tbilisi
The US imposes visa restrictions on nearly 20 Georgian Dream officials, police officers, and other representatives for undermining Georgian democracy
3 day agoMEPs visiting Georgia join the protest rally on Rustaveli avenue, they were enthusiastically met by the demonstrators
3 day agoThe Danish Foreign minister: Calling for urgent international action and concrete measures regarding GeorgiaFM @larsloekke: "International action is urgently needed to stop the brutal violence against Georgian protestors and journalists. Impunity must end and perpetrators must be held accountable. Denmark is working with partners on concrete measures.”
Georgia's State Security Service (SSG) claims a foreign-backed plot aims to disrupt Saturday's presidential elections with a "color revolution". Opposition figures call it pro-Russian rhetoric designed to intimidate protesters critical of the ruling Georgian Dream party
3 day agoIT/Tech workers marched today on Rustaveli Avenue towards parliament as more professional groups join and show solidarity with ongoing protests
3 day agoDuta Skhirtladze, a prominent Georgian actor and media personality, has left his position with pro-government TV Imedi, his wife Marina Natsvlishvili confirmed
4 day agoDrones have attack base of special operations forces in Grozny, Chechnya
4 day ago"Freedom to government prisoners, freedom to the entire Georgia." - protests continue in Zugdidi, Samegrelo region in western Georgia
4 day agoOn the 14th day of Georgian protests, active and former public servants joined the demonstration with a march on Rustaveli Avenue
Georgian critical media outlet @MtavariChannel has issued an emergency statement accusing one of its shareholders of attempting to shut down the channel, allegedly under the influence of Ivanishvili
4 day ago"We serve people and state. We defend Georgian constitution" - heading to Rustaveli Avenue
Secretary Blinken: The United States calls on Azerbaijan to end its intensifying crackdown on media and civil society. We urge Azerbaijan to respect its international human rights obligations and release those unjustly detained, including Rufat Safarov, Sevinj Vagifgizi, and others detained for their work on behalf of human rights
4 day agoThe @Elysee has confirmed a call between @EmmanuelMacron and Bidzina Ivanishvili, during which Macron urged Ivanishvili to release all individuals arbitrarily detained during protests
Complete blackout in Abkhazia
4 day agoPro-opposition TV channel Mtavari Arkhi has reported that former PM and current Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party Irakli Gharibashvili ‘was taken to an American Hospital with multiple injuries’, citing a ‘reliable source’
5 day agoDozens of demonstrators are holding a protest in front of the Guria Police Headquarters in Ozurgeti, western Georgia. Police are mobilised at the scene, and nearby streets are blocked, local media reported.
