Businesses shutter in Georgia amidst 3-hour general strike
Thousands of employees walk out of their jobs demanding new and fair parliamentary elections.
Thousands of employees walk out of their jobs demanding new and fair parliamentary elections.
Local media and observer groups have documented widespread vote rigging by the ruling party and the institutions it controls.
Former PM Giorgi Gakharia and Transparency International employee Zviad Koridze were attacked 15 minutes apart in the same hotel.
The Batumi Court approved the prosecutor's request for the media manager’s pretrial detention.
Georgia’s protests have been marked by their decentralised nature, with social media platforms leading the charge and acting as the lifelines of the pro-EU and anti-government movement.
Mzia Amaghlobeli was accused of attacking a police officer in Batumi, western Georgia.
In Tbilisi, a group of citizens protested at a banquet for judges at a restaurant, which led to a large police presence and several arrests.