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Droa member fined for covering face at demonstration

Jan 3, 2025 3:15 pm

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UNM says Georgian Dream won’t be able to establish authoritarianism because public sector against them

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Hotel representative claims European tourists cancelled holidays over Georgia’s EU u-turn

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Xi Jinping congratulates disputed Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili

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Demonstration held in Tkibuli in support of fired miners

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TV channel Borjomi ‘temporarily’ stops broadcasting

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IPN: 40 people hospitalised due to fireworks on New Year’s Eve

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Tbilisi City Hall announces tenders for Rustaveli Avenue rehabilitation

Jan 3, 2025 9:27 am

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Demonstrations scheduled for 3 January

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Local media: MEGOBARI Act to be discussed today

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Key events from the start of 2025:

Georgian Ex-PM Gakharia’s party calls for parliamentary inquiry into protest dispersals after BBC report

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•5 min read

For Georgia stated that it will raise the issue of establishing a parliamentary investigative commission at the next Bureau meeting.

A protest in support of the MEGOBARI Act in Tbilisi in March 2025. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

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Republican Senate leader Thune blocks MEGOBARI Act

by OC Media

•4 min read

Senate Majority Leader John Thune turned down a personal request to advance the bill from his Republican colleague, House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Official photo.

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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

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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.

Georgia live updates | Protests continue

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Latest News

Droa member fined for covering face at demonstration

UNM says Georgian Dream won’t be able to establish authoritarianism because public sector against them

Hotel representative claims European tourists cancelled holidays over Georgia’s EU u-turn

Xi Jinping congratulates disputed Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili

Demonstration held in Tkibuli in support of fired miners

TV channel Borjomi ‘temporarily’ stops broadcasting

IPN: 40 people hospitalised due to fireworks on New Year’s Eve

Tbilisi City Hall announces tenders for Rustaveli Avenue rehabilitation

Demonstrations scheduled for 3 January

Local media: MEGOBARI Act to be discussed today

Key events from the start of 2025:

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