17 days agoProtests also continue in the western Georgian town of Zugdidi. Demonstrators chant the names of those arrested during the protests and demand their release. "No justice, no peace," protesters chant. Data Akubardia
17 days agoPresident @Zourabichvili_S met with President @EmmanuelMacron. Photo via President Zurabishvili's office
17 days agoTbilisi Now: Multiple protest marches are underway in support of Ivanishvili’s regime’s prisoners. This one is in support of unlawfully jailed prominent Georgian journalist @MAmaghlobeli from @Batumelebi_ge/@netgazeti, currently on hunger strike for around 2 weeks. Journalists, actors, and family members of the prisoners are out in the streets. Tbilisi is very loud tonight. Day 58 of nonstop nationwide protests in Georgia
18 days agoToday, hackers targeted public transportation payment systems and other electronic devices in Tbilisi, broadcasting anti-Georgian Dream, anti-Russian and pro-European protest chants and speeches across the Georgian capital
18 days agoGeorgia Protests Today: "You will all see what a theater can do” — Today, actors from the Vaso Abashidze State New Theater presented a protest manifesto to hundreds of demonstrators, announcing plans to travel to the regions to engage directly with the public
18 days agoArmenia continues to work on establishing peace with Azerbaijan, says Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
21 days agoTite Aroshidze, a member of GD, was appointed as the new rector of Batumi State University, where students have been protesting non-stop for the past two months. Aroshidze’s election sparked protests both inside and outside the university building
21 days agoThe Tbilisi City Court has sentenced 20-year-old Pridon Bubuteishvili to five years in prison on charges of attacking a firefighter and damaging parliament’s gates during May’s foreign agent law protests
21 days agoOn most issues on the global agenda, our approaches and views coincide or are close to Armenia's - Lavrov at a meeting with the Armenian Foreign Minister in Moscow
21 days agoIn parallel with the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington DC, US-Georgian friendship march blocks Rustaveli Avenue with US and Georgian flags side by side. The march marks 54th day of non-stop protests against Georgian Dream
21 days agoTbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue remains closed to traffic for day 54 of GeorgiaProtests as people again gather at parliament, demanding new elections and release of those unjustly arrested. Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
22 days agoJournalists are protesting outside the Tbilisi Chancellery, calling for the release of Mzia Amaghlobeli, editor of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, who faces 4 to 7 years in prison on charges of assaulting a police officer
23 days ago4 out of the 6 arrested have been released. The remaining two, Guram Matskhonashvili and Roman Akofov, remain in detention, with lawyers suspecting MIA will keep them in pretrial detention for 48 hours. Their court hearings are likely set for tomorrow
24 days agoThe Russian energy minister says Iran and Russia have reached an agreement on a gas pipeline route through Azerbaijan Republic
25 days agoIn a phone call with Putin, Pashinyan "explained the situation related to Yerevan's recent steps in the context of relations with the European Union" with Putin providing "relevant comments and assessments."
25 days agoUS Department of State: We strongly condemn the violence against peaceful Georgian citizens, protesters, journalists, and opposition figures, including former Georgian Prime Minister Gakharia. This is another example of Georgian Dream’s oppressive tactics, which will leave the country isolated
25 days agoGeorgiaProtests have entered their 50th day as people in Tbilisi once again gathered near parliament and blocked Rustaveli Avenue. Protesters’ demands remain unchanged: the release of those arrested during protests and the holding of new elections
25 days agoPro-European protests continue in Tbilisi, with thousands gathering today outside the Public Broadcaster’s building. The protesters have two main demands:• The release of Mzia Amaglobeli, director of the popular outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti.• The resignation of Public Broadcaster director Vasilo Maglaperidze to restore objectivity to the channel.
25 days agoConstruction workers in Tbilisi paint a building in a way that it says “We demand fair elections.”
a month agoTbilisi Now: Participants in a warning strike in Tbilisi are walking on crosswalks to avoid fines for blocking the road, which is punishable with hefty fines under Georgia’s new repressive laws introduced by the Georgian Dream
a month agoThe Armenian Foreign Ministry stated that it summoned the Russian ambassador due to dissatisfaction with statements made on Russian TV.
a month agoIn protest, students are spending nights in Tbilisi State University. Today, they unfurled a protest banner with the inscription: "Don’t be scared, get angry, fight."
a month ago"Solidarity with Zugdidi and Batumi; solidarity with free media" — the repressive laws banning fireworks and covering faces were deliberately violated in protest in Tbilisi, Rustaveli
a month agoBlinken: Next week, a special US border security team will visit Armenia to work together.
a month agoA document on strategic partnership between Armenia and the United States was signed
a month agoGeorgian media go on strike to protest against the arrest of Netgazeti founder Mzia Amaghlobeli and ongoing repression. The black banners on the screens of online media and TV channels warn: "This is what Georgia will look like without critical media"
a month agoMichael Roth, Bundestag's Foreign Affairs committee chair, is visiting Georgia. A strong advocate of new elections, @MiRo_SPD has so far met with the opposition and visited the protest site on Rustaveli Avenue
a month agoTbilisi, overnight student protests continue: Students at Tbilisi State University have announced plans to spend the night in the university’s first building, vowing to stay as long as necessary as part of a new approach to their protest against the government
a month agoFamily members and descendants of SovietRepression victims marched on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi with the slogan "No to Repressions" on the 46th day of GeorgiaProtests
a month ago"Long live our friendship with Europe." - 'Friends March' currently heading towards parliament as nationwide GeorgiaProtests enter day 45. Protests also continue in Kutaisi, Batumi, Zugdidi