Georgia live updates | New president approves repressive laws as protests continue

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Dec 30, 2024 4:05 pm

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Expatriate Georgians join Tbilisi protest against EU u-turn, call for new elections

Dec 30, 2024 3:50 pm

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Patriarch Ilia II congratulates Kavelashvili with presidency

Dec 30, 2024 3:48 pm

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Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University students demand resignation of rector

Dec 30, 2024 2:50 pm

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Georgia’s sanctioned riot police chief reportedly injured

Dec 30, 2024 2:12 pm

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Crypto Bazari CEO claims to have lost $68,000 after having phone confiscated by police following assault

Dec 30, 2024 1:51 pm

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Dec 30, 2024 1:02 pm

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Government administration employee ‘fired from job’, claims political discrimination

Dec 30, 2024 12:36 pm

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Ukraine and Lithuania-sanctioned official appointed as deputy Interior Minister

Dec 30, 2024 12:13 pm

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UNM’s Sopo Japaridze summoned to court

Dec 30, 2024 11:57 am

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Kobakhidze claims Zourabichvili has not been invited to Trump’s inauguration

Dec 30, 2024 11:50 am

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Mathew Miller: US closely monitoring situation in Georgia

Dec 30, 2024 11:40 am

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TI Georgia: around 200 cases of violence against media representatives recorded

Dec 30, 2024 11:33 am

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Kavelashvili says Georgia will enter EU by 2030

Dec 30, 2024 11:24 am

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Lavrov praises Georgian Dream’s policies

Dec 30, 2024 11:19 am

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Kavelashvili signs controversial amendments into law

Dec 30, 2024 10:47 am

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At least 5 protests scheduled to take place this evening

Dec 30, 2024 10:38 am

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US Senator: US will not give up on Georgia

Dec 30, 2024 10:33 am

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Georgia live updates | New president approves repressive laws as protests continue

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Latest News

Expatriate Georgians join Tbilisi protest against EU u-turn, call for new elections

Patriarch Ilia II congratulates Kavelashvili with presidency

Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University students demand resignation of rector

Georgia’s sanctioned riot police chief reportedly injured

Crypto Bazari CEO claims to have lost $68,000 after having phone confiscated by police following assault

Read about how Georgia’s techno scene is fighting for survival and taking part in pro-EU protests

Government administration employee ‘fired from job’, claims political discrimination