Why the far right is trying to infiltrate a miners’ strike in Georgia
Since some of the striking Chiatura miners travelled to the capital, far-right figures have been seen attempting to ingratiate themselves in the protests.
In pictures | Portrait of a mass hunger strike
Angry over increasingly harsh working conditions, ten mine workers in central Georgia have gone on hunger strike.
‘Thousands’ of miners go on strike in Chiatura
A reported 3,000 workers are on strike over pay, ecological damage, and what workers say are dangerous new conditions being pushed by the company.
In pictures | Georgians defeat the foreign agent law
The Georgian Government made a U-turn on the bill after a second night of huge protests in Tbilisi.
In pictures | Tear gas and water cannons: Georgia’s foreign agent protests
Riot police used force to disperse tens of thousands of protestors against the foreign agent law after it was passed by parliament.
Kenya blocks export of baobab trees to Georgia citing ‘irregularities’
Documents suggest the trees were destined for the Shekvetili Dendrological Park, set up by Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili.
In Pictures | Georgia’s shrinking train lines
Trains were once among the most reliable methods of transport in Georgia, but closures under the guise of the pandemic have left many cut off.
Watchdogs back ex-security chief’s claim of ‘large-scale electoral fraud’ in Georgia
The groups accused the government of offering pardons, pressuring public employees, and misusing resources to influence the outcome of elections
Tbilisi Pride week concludes with festival as far-right fails to disrupt event
As the Pride Fest was underway, the far-right group Alt-Info was burning and tearing up EU, NATO, and rainbow flags.
Georgian police arrest right-wing extremists attempting to block Pride Fest
The arrests came some 15 hours before Pride Fest, an event organised by Tbilisi Pride, was due to begin.