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Tbilisi Metro resumes service as drivers and Mayor Kaladze reach agreement
The metro had been closed since Monday when after being barred from going on strike by the courts, drivers began a hunger strike.
Azerbaijani human rights lawyer Emin Aslan jailed for 30 days
Aslan has litigated a number of cases of alleged human rights abuses of Azerbaijani citizens at the European Court of Human Rights.
Georgian autopsy says Tatunashvili sustained over 100 injuries before dying
Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili died in South Ossetian custody in February, according to South Ossetia after falling down a flight of stairs.
Hundreds rally in Ingushetia for return of directly elected head
The protest organised by the Council of Teips of the Ingush People was demanding the return of direct elections for the head of Ingushetia.
Mayor Kaladze dismisses striking metro drivers’ demands as Tbilisi metro closes
Traffic jams, overcrowded buses, and a shortage of taxis were reported on Monday morning, as the metro closed down.
Protests hit Nagorno-Karabakh after security forces ‘beat up two’
Protesters are demanding the dismissals of the heads of all law enforcement and security agencies, excluding the Defence Army.
Saralidze calls for protests to continue after meeting with Georgian PM
The father of one of the teenagers stabbed to death in December gave the government until 10 June to achieve results.
UNM officially joins anti-government protests in Tbilisi
UNM MP Nika Melia addressed crowds gathered outside parliament after meeting with protest leaders and said a plan would be announced on Sunday.
Tbilisi metro ‘to shut’ as metro drivers go on hunger strike
The drivers say they will be medically unfit to work as they are on hunger strike after a court ruled they could only strike during their off-hours.
Former Georgian Judo Federation Vice President ‘shoots judoka’
One person is in hospital after Lomer Zhorzholiani reportedly opened fire on protesting judo practitioners.