The AZAL plane was shot down by a Russian Pantsir-S air defense system, a source in the Azerbaijani government told Reuters. Fragments of the Pantsir-S missile were allegedly found at the crash site. The Azerbaijani side has a fragment of the Pantsir-S missile, which was removed from the plane and identified during an international examination
10 month agoDay 69 of nonstop protests on Rustaveli. The street is quite packed
Georgian Parliament Speaker accuses USAID of interfering in elections and protests
Journalist and editor Vantsent Khabeishvili is hospitalized after being attacked by the police while reporting from the ground
10 month agoDay 68 of consecutive daily protests in Tbilisi, at 23:30 peaceful protesters still remaining on Rustaveli avenue
10 month agoGiorgi Okmelashvili, a demonstrator detained during the protest rallies against the law on Foreign Agents has been sentenced to five years in jail by Tbilisi City Court
10 month agoAs citizens walk back 15km from today's main protest venue to the center of Tbilisi, the police are periodically brutally picking out and arresting them. Here at the Mtkvari embankment. Nini Gabrichidze/Civil.ge
Protests against the government are taking place again in Georgia. Two opposition leaders were arrested. One of them was Nika Melia, the leader of the pro-European party Achali
10 month agoPart of protesters have blocked Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue at the parliament, while another group of demonstrators keep walking long miles from Tbilisi Mall rally Rustaveli Ave. Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
Most protesters are still marching at the Tbilisi entrance, and the rest of the protesters still managed to block Rustaveli tonight. We're everywhere, we're fearless, and we're determined.
10 month agoMassive police presence near Tbilisi Mall, the location of today’s protest and ahead of announced blockage of the main road leading to a from Tbilisi
10 month agoHappening now: police mobilization in front of Tbilisi Mall. Video:
10 month agoDay 66 of the protests: The moments when Rustaveli Avenue got blocked today
10 month agoDemonstrators gather on Rustaveli avenue in Tbilisi for the 66th consecutive day of protests
Police have arrived at Kristine Botkoveli’s house to conduct a search. Botkoveli is a representative of Daitove, one of the largest initiative groups organizing tomorrow’s protest, which aims to block the entrances to Tbilisi
10 month agoForeigner planning to blow up Kislovodsk-Mineralnye Vody train detained in Yessentuki
The Czech Republic sanctions three representatives of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs for the brutal dispersal of protests
10 month agoIn Tbilisi, protesters are marching from Heroes' Square toward the Parliament building, demanding new elections
10 month ago“Return Public Broadcaster to people.” “Freedom to Mzia.” these are the demands of protesters who gathered by Broadcaster, blocking the traffic. It’s 63rd day of protests in Georgia
The opposition TV company Mtavari has reported that the channel has been turned off for all viewers based in Georgia’s regions and those watching abroad via satellite, adding that from February, most cable TV providers will stop broadcasting the channel
10 month agoProtests continue in Tbilisi: "We demand new elections" — with this stance, a protest march took place from Tbilisi State University to the Parliament, 2 months after the October 26 elections
10 month 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
10 month agoPresident @Zourabichvili_S met with President @EmmanuelMacron. Photo via President Zurabishvili's office
Tbilisi 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
10 month 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
10 month 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
Armenia continues to work on establishing peace with Azerbaijan, says Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
10 month 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
The 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
10 month 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
