8 month agoRustaveli now: fifth day of protest in Tbilisi against Russian law. Protesters yesterday and today have gathered without formal announcement
Georgia's parliament has adopted amendments that would exempt offshore assets from any tax or duties. Many suggest that the amendments are aimed at protecting billionaire party founder Ivanishvili from possible Western sanctions
8 month agoU.S. Statement on Georgia "Transparency of Foreign Influence" Draft Law. "We are gravely disappointed by the Georgian parliament's decision to advance Kremlin-inspired "foreign influence" legislation
8 month agoDrone footage showing the size of the crowd at today’s protest in front of the parliament
8 month agoBig anti-government protest in Tbilisi
8 month agoPassing of foreign influence law in 1st reading - despite repeated calls by EU & mass protests - is very concerning. The final adoption would negatively impact progress on its EU path. This law is not in line with norms and values @JosepBorrellF said in a statement
Georgian Dream adopts the Foreign Agents draft law on the first plenary hearing. nnThe second hearing is yet to be scheduled. There are total of three hearings (committee and plenary) until the final adoption
8 month agoTbilisi: Police grabs and absorbs a protester into the riot police crowd
8 month agoThe special forces are still rounding up the demonstration of today in Tbilisi, but the protest will resume tomorrow at noon. The parliament is expected to vote on the foreign agent bill in its first reading (of three).
8 month agoRiot police forces are physically assaulting remaining participants at a rally protesting the adoption of the #RussianLaw. Among those injured are journalists and high school students
8 month agoArrests and police violence are ongoing on Rustaveli, @TvPirveli reports
8 month agoRiot police became very aggressive as fewer people were left around the parliament. Tomorrow, starting at 12:00, the protesters will continue
8 month agoRiot police have charged protesters without warning, making arrests. OC Media witnessed officers beating and kicking several people as they lay on the ground
8 month agoGovernment affiliated media TV Imedi booed by the protesters
France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship.President Emmanuel Macron received ambassador Anne Boillon in Paris to discuss the issue, the foreign ministry said in a statement, accusing Azerbaijan of continuing "in recent months unilateral actions damaging to the relationship between our two countries." via AFP
Second night of massive protest in Tbilisi against the Russian Law. Insistance of the authorities to push through this law against the will of the population and despite partners protest is a direct provocation - a Russian strategy of destabilization
8 month agoProtest at Rustaveli now
Counter-terrorism operation regime has been declared in part of the territory of Nalchik and the Chereksky district of Kabardino-Balkaria, reported the operational headquarters in the Kabardino-Balkaria
Tbilisi marches against new Foreign Agents Law
8 month agoTbilisi: Thousands protest new Foreign Agents Law
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense reports shelling of its military from the territory of Armenia in the Lachin region. Yerevan did not confirm the information about the shelling and stated that the Azerbaijani military had opened fire on the border the day before
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia will not take part in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS countries in Minsk, - his press secretary said
The number of dead as a result of the explosion at the shooting range in Tbilisi has increased to three
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia: The provocative actions of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the night of April 5-6 cannot be justified. By opening irregular lines on many sections of the border and moving dozens of pieces of military equipment, Azerbaijan clearly pursued the goal of provocation: to force units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia to take retaliatory measures to confirm recent Azerbaijani disinformation
Azerbaijani media publish footage of allegedly accumulations of Armenian equipment near the border
Russian Security: The foreign cell arrested in Dagestan provided money and weapons to the perpetrators of the Crocus crime
Three people who planned terrorist attacks were detained during the counter-terrorism operations in Makhachkala and Kaspiysk, Russian counter-terrorism committee reported
Russian border guards are stationed along the Armenian border with Azerbaijan at Pashinyan's personal request, the Russian Ambassador said.
In Yerevan, allegedly supporters of the radical Armenian National Pole party broke into one of the police departments. Shots were heard
The Central Bank of Armenia has banned local banks from servicing the Mir card since March 29 due to the threat of secondary sanctions
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