7 month agoProtesters gather in different locations today. Some are attending President-organized event to mark EuropeDay, others headed to the apartment of Ucha Abashidze, a blogger reportedly held by police at his home. Some went to court hearings of those already detained.Tbilisiprotests continue. Protesters against foreignagentslaw gather again on Rustaveli Avenue amid growing physical violence & intimidation against government critics. A larger rally is planned for May 11
7 month agoHeavy police presence at the apartment of military blogger Ucha Abashidze, who is reportedly being held by police at his home and prevented from contacting a lawyer. A group of activists is also gathering there
7 month agoTbilisiprotests continue. Protesters against foreignagentslaw gather again on Rustaveli Avenue amid growing physical violence & intimidation against government critics. A larger rally is planned for May 11
Georgia's Ambassador to France and Monaco Gotcha Javakhishvili resigns over #ForeignAgentsLaw, saying "I can no longer see my role and my resources in this direction: to aspire to Europe and [simultaneously] to defend myself from Europe"
7 month ago1450 people are currently participating in the march in Yerevan.
Putin and Pashinyan agreed on the withdrawal of Russian military and border guards from a number of regions of Armenia, Peskov said. At the same time, at the request of the Armenian side, Russian border guards will remain on the border with Iran and Turkey.
Putin holds talks with Pashinyan
A peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan can be signed before November this year, - Pashinyan said
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said that the system of security guarantees around Armenia does not work, therefore only the establishment of peace can ensure the security of the country
7 month agoCrowds march by Georgian Dream’s party office, blocking embarkment, one of Tbilisi’s main arteries
PM Kobakhidze lashed out at the May 2 statement by US State Dept. Counselor and explicitly accused of “two revolutionary attempts” in 2020-2023 “supported by former US Ambassador.”
7 month agoGeorgian Dream is using illegal gangs to target the youth on the streets of Tbilisi
7 month agoPeople are arrested, dragged and reportedly pepper-sprayed at the Heroes Square blockage. The Rustaveli rally is now halfway there to aid and strengthen them
7 month agoImages from the protest against the Foreign Agents law
7 month agoCrowds demonstrate against the Foreign Agents law on foreign influence in Batumi
7 month agoProtest in Tbilisi tonight
7 month agoTbilisi Protests: Blinken is watching ‘incredibly closely’ — DoS Spox tells. Foreign Agents law and the anti-Western rhetoric of Georgian Dreams's leadership “has put Georgia on a precarious trajectory that jeopardizes Georgia's Euro-Atlantic path and undermines the U.S.-Georgia relationship”
U.S. reacts to the violence against protesters in Georgia: "We are concerned by the escalating rhetoric and tone directed towards civil society and opposition parties," a State Department spokesperson tells
In the Kirants area we have 11 points to be demarcated. In the coming days, we will begin demarcating the part that does not cause controversy, and we will look for solutions to the remaining 3 points, - Pashinyan
7 month agoPashinyan: We are starting to demarcate the border from Tavush, because here we are depriving Azerbaijan of the legitimacy of the attack on Armenia
President Salome Zurabishvili says "our struggle" is no longer about the Foreign Agents Law in her statement tonight, insisting that the "longer-term struggle" is about elections that will show "Georgia is not Russia"
7 month agoRiot police use water cannons in an attempt to disperse the citizens that are protesting against the Foreign Agents Law
Special forces are coming out of the parliament yard on April 9 street
7 month agoOne of the protesters was injured in the eye by a rubber bullet, Shame movement reports. Tbilisi
7 month agoFire can be seen burning on Chitadze Street. It seems that the wooden boards that covered the works on the side street were set on fire
7 month agoRiot police have gathered on Freedom Square and appear to be preparing to march down Rustaveli Avenue in the direction of the protesters
Ursula von der Leyen: I am following the situation in Georgia with great concern and condemn the violence on the streets of Tbilisi. The Georgian people want a European future for their country. Georgia is at a crossroads. It should stay the course on the road to Europe
7 month agoTbilisi: Protesters are trying to block entrance of the Parliament
7 month agoProtesters against Georgia’s foreign agent law have tried to barricade an entrance to the Georgian Parliament, as police inside the courtyard deploy water cannons to push the crowds away from the gate
7 month agoGeorgian media reports indicate that protesters sustained a head injury from rubber bullets. Tear gas and pepper spray were deployed. People at Rustaveli seek refuge; however, the crowd will regroup shortly
Map of Caucasus affairs. Georgia. Azerbaijan. Russian Caucasus Republics. Armenia. Nagorny-Karabakh conflict
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Russia, Iran
Armenia, PKK in Turkey
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turks
Georgia, Western countries, NATO
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ISIS, terrorists
Al-Qaeda
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Territories captured by Russian forces Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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