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Dec 21, 2024 5:06 pm

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Kutaisi lights Christmas tree amidst protests

Dec 21, 2024 4:17 pm

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Thousands march on parliament

Dec 21, 2024 3:14 pm

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Zourabichvili reiterates calls for new elections

Dec 21, 2024 1:42 pm

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Local observer groups repeat calls for new elections

Dec 21, 2024 1:25 pm

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Norway says OSCE/ODIHR report ‘confirms serious concerns’

Dec 21, 2024 1:11 pm

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Phones confiscated from protesters ‘found in pawnshop’

Dec 21, 2024 1:00 pm

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Sweden: ‘this is not the standard that we expect from an EU candidate country’

Dec 21, 2024 12:51 pm

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Papuashvili: ‘time to stop attacks on Georgian democracy’

Dec 21, 2024 12:10 pm

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More than 20 protests due today

Dec 21, 2024 11:46 am

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Estonian official calls for new elections in Georgia

Dec 21, 2024 11:45 am

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President Zourabichvili: time for our partners to call for new elections

Dec 21, 2024 11:43 am

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Opposition calls OSCE/ODIHR report ‘historically negative’

Dec 21, 2024 11:35 am

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Kobakhidze praises OSCE/ODIHR final report

Dec 21, 2024 11:11 am

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More Georgians sanctioned by Latvia

Dec 21, 2024 10:25 am

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‘Tense atmosphere and widespread intimidation of voters’, OSCE publishes final report on October elections

Dec 21, 2024 9:28 am

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Key events from yesterday:

Kobakhidze confirms substance in water cannons following BBC investigation but rules out ‘camite’

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•5 min read

Heated debate continues in Georgia over the BBC investigation into the winter 2024 protest crackdown.

Vladimer Khuchua. Photo via qvemoqartli.ge

Georgia

Local judge in southern Georgia rebels against Georgian Dream’s legislative changes

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•2 min read

Judge Vladimer Khuchua has halted some cases and appealed to the Constitutional Court.

Protesters staging a performance in front of parliament on the night of 1 December. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia

‘False information harmful to the state’: Georgian authorities react to BBC investigation

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•6 min read

Following the BBC report into the use of toxic WWI chemicals, the State Security Service has opened a probe, while the government threatens to sue.

Police using water cannons against protesters in winter 2024. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia

BBC suggests Georgia used WWI-era chemical on protesters, sparking SSG probe

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•5 min read

Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) launched an investigation into the documentary on two charges.

Georgia live updates | OSCE publishes final election report

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Latest News

Kutaisi lights Christmas tree amidst protests

Thousands march on parliament

Zourabichvili reiterates calls for new elections

Local observer groups repeat calls for new elections

Norway says OSCE/ODIHR report ‘confirms serious concerns’

Phones confiscated from protesters ‘found in pawnshop’

Sweden: ‘this is not the standard that we expect from an EU candidate country’

Papuashvili: ‘time to stop attacks on Georgian democracy’

More than 20 protests due today

Estonian official calls for new elections in Georgia

President Zourabichvili: time for our partners to call for new elections

Opposition calls OSCE/ODIHR report ‘historically negative’

Kobakhidze praises OSCE/ODIHR final report

More Georgians sanctioned by Latvia

‘Tense atmosphere and widespread intimidation of voters’, OSCE publishes final report on October elections

Key events from yesterday:

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