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Збройні сили Азербайджану вдруге сьогодні звинуватили вірменських військових в обстрілі села Задух Лачинського району. Вірменська сторона відкинула претензії

"Such an ill-timed visit will not help resolve the crisis—only elections can." declared @Zourabichvili_S, the fifth President of Georgia, as she criticized the planned visit of @oscepa President @PiaKauma to Georgia

Azerbaijani MoD: Azerbaijani Army positions in the Zabukh and Jaghazur settlements of Lachin district were fired upon.

Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue now, on Day 39 of non-stop GeorgiaProtests. Demonstrators plan to also gather tomorrow evening near Kashveti Church, across the street from parliament, to mark Orthodox Christmas (January 7) together. Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

Day 39 of GeorgiaProtests: Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue closed for traffic as a large march of fans of "Men's Show" - popular Georgian comedy/entertainment show - arrives at the parliament.

For more than two weeks, students hold an overnight protest at the Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film University. Among nationwide demands, they also want the resignation of Rector Giorgi Shalutashvili. Free and Agrarian University students expressed their support

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports that the Migration Department expelled 91 foreign nationals from Georgia in November-December, including 25 involved in Tbilisi’s GeorgiaProtests. Of these, 10 have already left the country following court-imposed administrative penalties

Protesters gather on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue for Day 37 of Georgia Protests. Rallies continue amid Orthodox Christmas holidays, usually a passive week in Georgia. Day-offs have been announced for public institutions until January 10. Muro Takalandze

China’s President has congratulated disputed Georgian President Kavelashvili on his inauguration, highlighting the ‘positive momentum’ in China-Georgia strategic relations

It is the 36th day of nonstop nationwide protests in Georgia.

35th day of anti-government protest in Georgia. There are hundreds here on Rustaveli now, which is still blocked this night. Some protesters are singing Georgian folk songs

У Північній Осетії над полігоном збили безпілотник, - глава регіону. Силами ППО над полігоном Шалхи був збитий безпілотник. У регіонах Північно-Кавказького федерального округу з 4:00 оголошена загроза безпілотників. Аеропорт Владикавказа закритий для прильотів і вильотів.

Twelve GeorgiaProtest participants in Batumi, including students, have been summoned to court. Lara Kartsivadze said she was summoned for an administrative offense, while another individual reports being summoned under the ‘organizing’ charge

Вірменія змінила російських прикордонників на вірменсько-іранському кордоні

Azerbaijan tighten the rules of visa-free regime for Russian citizens in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President: The crash of plane was caused by ground fire

Президент Азербайджану Алієв про причини катастрофи літака АЗАЛ під Актау: звичайно, остаточна версія буде відома після відкриття чорних скриньок. "Однак початкові версії також цілком обґрунтовані і засновані на фактах. Факти полягають в тому, що азербайджанський цивільний літак був пошкоджений ззовні на території Росії, поблизу міста Грозний, і ледь не втратив керування. Ми також знаємо, що наш літак був підбитий. некерований засобами радіоелектронної боротьби. Це було перше пошкодження літака. Ми відкрито висловили свої вимоги російській стороні. Ці вимоги були офіційно передані їм 27 грудня Російська сторона, по-перше, повинна вибачитися перед Азербайджаном. По-друге, вона повинна визнати свою провину. По-третє, вона повинна покарати винних, притягнути їх до кримінальної відповідальності, а азербайджанцям виплатити компенсацію. стан і постраждалих пасажирів і членів екіпажу. Це наші перші умови, які були виконані вчора.

On Rustaveli Avenue, near Kashveti church, the police used force to arrest protesters "for blocking the road." It is believed that 5 people have been detained. Citizens had gathered to protest against Mikheil Kavelashvili

Thousands of Georgians protest outside parliament against inauguration of new president

Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia amid a political crisis after the government froze European Union application talks in a move that sparked major protests

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has stated that at the ongoing protests against the government’s EU U-turn ‘1,000 people gather every day — this means that it is an asset for [opposition] parties and NGOs’

Protesters wave flags of GD leaders and their sole-elected president Kavelashvili alongside Iranian, Hezbollah and Taliban flags, mockingly saying, "Congratulations, slave."

After Salome Zourabichvili’s speech at Orbeliani Palace, protesters marched to Parliament, where disputed President Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated, some carrying red cards referencing his football career

Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as Georgia's sixth president at a ceremony attended by Bidzina Ivanishvili but no foreign diplomats. Media access was restricted to a monitor outside the main hall

The President @Zourabichvili_S has decided to leave the residence. "I will be with you. This building was a symbol only as long as a legitimate president was sitting here. I take legitimacy with me. I am taking the flag with me. I am taking the people's trust with me

President @Zourabichvili_S will stay at her presidential residence tomorrow as an oligarch plans to install his puppet president. “I am here, and I will spend the night here. Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., I will wait for you at the Orbeliani Palace, and from there, I will tell you what tomorrow will be like. I will tell you what the following days will be like and what the days of victory will look like,” Salome Zurabishvili said in her TV address to the nation

In Kutaisi, the "Chain of Unity" activity turns into a large protest march currently heading towards the Georgian Dream's local party office

Day 31 of #GeorgiaProtests Marching towards Rustaveli Avenue

Путін у телефонній розмові вибачився перед Алієвим за те, що інцидент з літаком стався в російському повітряному просторі. Путін подзвонив главі Азербайджану, вони обговорили катастрофу пасажирського літака AZAL, - повідомив у Кремлі.

"Chain of Unity" looks lively and cheerful in coastal Batumi - despite rainy weather