Georgian security forces deployed tear gas in the area of the building of the Parliament of Georgia to disperse the protesters
6 month agoTbilisi at this moment. People are gathering on Rustaveli avenue to protest as the Parliament is considering ForeignAgentsBill in 2nd hearing
6 month agoPrime Minsiter called President Zurabishvili "a traitor" for her criticim of the GeorgianDream policies and said "he apologizes" for "quite an important role" he personally played in her winning the Presidential elections in 2018
Ivanishvili assumed responsibility for the Russia-styled “foreign agents law” and laws targeting the queer community; he endorsed the “global party of war” conspiracy to subdue Georgia’s sovereignty and threatened repressions against opponents
Ivanishvili: Georgian people should decide country's fate. After the elections we will issue a strict political and legal condemnation to the collective United National Movement, the due punishment it deserves. They will pay for all the crimes against the Georgian people
6 month agoThousands have gathered at Tbilisi’s First Republic Square to protest against Georgia’s foreign agent draft law
Borrell hinted that the foreign agents bill is incompatible with EU values & the EU Parliament is set to adopt a critical resolution on the situation in Georgia today in Strasbourg. The non-bidding resolution may include a reference to the risks to EU candidate status
Pashinyan said that in the current situation he does not see any possibility for the return of Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Putin meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Moscow
2 policemen killed, another wounded as result of attack at police post in Karachaevsk
Russian border guards will leave the Tavush region after the delimitation and demarcation of the borders with Azerbaijan, - Pashinyan said
7 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
7 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
7 month agoDrone footage showing the size of the crowd at today’s protest in front of the parliament
7 month agoBig anti-government protest in Tbilisi
7 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
7 month agoTbilisi: Police grabs and absorbs a protester into the riot police crowd
7 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).
7 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
7 month agoArrests and police violence are ongoing on Rustaveli, @TvPirveli reports
7 month agoRiot police became very aggressive as fewer people were left around the parliament. Tomorrow, starting at 12:00, the protesters will continue
7 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
7 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
7 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
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