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Protests Resume on Rustaveli Avenue
Protests have resumed on Rustaveli Avenue after riot police removed barricades and cleared the legislature’s entrances from protesters. Police, that…
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Parliament Resumes Work, Amid Protest
The Parliament of Georgia resumed its work at 7.30pm on November 18 after riot police removed barricades and cleared the…
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Police Detain 18 Protesters
The Interior Ministry announced that 18 protesters were arrested on charges of petty hooliganism and disobedience to police orders today.…
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Red Cross Visits Georgian Doctor in Tskhinvali Jail
At 2pm on November 18, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili in Tskhinvali…
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Riot Police Remove Barricades from Parliament Area
17:00 At 5 pm today, half an hour after the warning, Interior Ministry riot police have started to disperse the…
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Kaladze: protest “cheap, destructive performance”
Amid protests of civic activists and opposition parties and ongoing blockage of the Parliament’s entrances, Kakha Kaladze, secretary general of…
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GYLA on Parliament’s Blockage: Govt should not Restrict This Form of Protest
The Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) released a statement on November 18, on the Parliament’s decision to vote down the…
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Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Addresses Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II sent a letter to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, expressing his concern over…
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Reconciliation Minister Says Georgian Doctor Detained in Tskhinvali Will be Released ‘In Coming Days’
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili stated on November 17 that Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who…
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Ombudsperson Says Ruling Party Lawmakers Responsible for Parliament’s Blockage
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria said on November 17 that blocking the entrances of the Georgian Parliament is not legal,…
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Georgian Opposition, Activists Keep Blocking Parliament Entrances
Night of protest outside Georgian Parliament had been peaceful and quiet. Dozens of activists and opposition supporters remained around Georgian…
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EU Delegation, U.S. Embassy Release Joint Statement on Tbilisi Events
The Delegation of the European Union to Georgia and the U.S. Embassy to Tbilisi issued joint statement in the evening…
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Georgian Opposition, Activists Block Parliament Entrances
As of 7pm, all entrances of the Georgian Parliament are blocked by the protesters that demand snap elections with fully…
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Two Rallies Demand Snap Elections in Tbilisi; Parliament Blocked by Protesters
Two parallel rallies are underway in downtown Tbilisi today, both demanding fully proportional snap elections. The protest led by united…
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Two Parallel Rallies Scheduled for Sunday, Ultranationalists Join Alliance of Patriots
Two parallel rallies are scheduled to take place in Tbilisi on November 17, a couple of days after the Parliament…
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Georgian MFA Statement on Doctor Gaprindashvili’s Detention in Tskhinvali
Georgian Foreign Ministry reported on November 16 that it is “using all of its diplomatic tools” aimed at suspending illegal…
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President, PM Regret Downvoting Constitutional Amendments
A day after the Parliament of Georgia voted down the constitutional amendment on transition to the proportional electoral system from…
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Georgian Citizen Charged with Terror Offences Arrested in Ukraine
The Ukrainian State Security Service reported on November 15 that Ukrainian police, in partnership with Georgian counterparts, arrested Georgian national,…
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President Calls for Releasing Georgian Doctor Detained in Tskhinvali
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili calls on the heads of international organizations “to use all available means” to achieve the release…
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Former Ruling Party Lawmaker Leaves MP Mandate
Georgian lawmaker Sofio Katsarava who quit the parliamentary majority over the ruling party’s failure to adopt promised constitutional amendment on…
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In Photos: Civil.ge Joins EUMM Patrol, Visits Occupation Line
On Wednesday, November 13, together with his colleagues, Civil.ge’s Otar Kobakhidze joined the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) patrols to…
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Georgian CSOs, Civic Activists Urge European Socialists to Take ‘Immediate, Adequate Actions’
29 local civil society organizations, including Transparency International, Open Society Georgia Foundation and UN Association of Georgia, together with 19…
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Ruling Party Denies Plans to Hold Snap Elections
Despite strong protests by opposition parties and civil rights activists, the ruling party announced it has no plans either to…
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Three Conservative MPs Quit Parliamentary Majority, Positions
Three lawmakers of the Georgian Dream–Conservatives faction announced about quitting the parliamentary majority group and their respective parliamentary positions on…
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Tskhinvali Sends Detained Georgian Doctor to Pretrial Custody
Tbilisi-based doctor, Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was detained by Russia-backed Tskhinvali region’s “state security committee” near the occupation line with Akhalgori…
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TI Georgia Alerts MEPs over ‘Democratic Backsliding’ in Georgia
Eka Gigauri, Executive Director of Transparency International Georgia addressed Members of the European Parliament, alerting them that Georgia is at…
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Congressman Kinzinger Calls on Georgian Officials to Pass Constitutional Amendment
The United States Congressman and co-chair of the House Georgia Caucus Adam Kinzinger (Rep) said he was “shocked to hear…
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Opposition, Activists Demand Provisional Govt, Proportional Snap Elections
Following the Georgian Parliament voting down the constitutional amendment envisaging transition to fully proportional electoral system earlier today, the parliamentary…
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PACE Co-rapporteurs: Voting down Constitutional Amendment ‘Step Backwards’
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, Titus Corlățean (Romania, SOC) and Claude Kern…
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CSOs: Ivanishvili Responsible for Parliament Voting down Constitutional Amendment
A group of 17 local civil society organizations, including International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, Transparency International Georgia, Georgian…
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U.S. Embassy ‘Disappointed’ with Parliament Voting down Constitutional Amendment
The United States Embassy in Georgia is “disappointed” that despite support from opposition parties, “an insufficient number of Georgian Dream…
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Ivanishvili ‘Disappointed’ with Parliament’s Decision, Slams Opposition
Bidzina Ivanishvili, the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream Democratic Georgia (GDDG), who announced in late June, in response to…
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Assessments on Parliament Voting down Constitutional Amendment
The Georgian Parliament’s decision to vote down the constitutional amendment on transition to the proportional electoral system has triggered mixed…
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Seven Georgian Dream MPs Leave Parliamentary Majority, Positions
Seven Georgian Dream lawmakers have announced that they quit the parliamentary majority and their respective parliamentary positions, over the failure…
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MPs Vote down Constitutional Amendment on Transition to Proportional Electoral System
With 101 votes in favor, 3 against and 37 abstentions, the Georgian Parliament voted down the constitutional amendment envisaging transition…
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New Business Ombudsman Appointed
Mikheil Daushvili has been appointed as the new Business Ombudsman, replacing Irakli Lekvinadze, who resigned on November 11. Prime Minister…
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Parliament Once Again Postpones Voting on Constitutional Amendment
Following two-day noisy discussions, the Parliament of Georgia once again postponed the voting on the ruling party-sponsored constitutional amendment envisaging…
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Georgian Security Council Convenes Under New Chairmanship
On November 13, the National Security Council (NSC) of Georgia held its first session under chairmanship of the new Georgian…
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CSOs, Ombudsperson Call on Parliament to Approve Constitutional Amendment
Local civil society organizations and the Georgian Public Defender called on the Georgian Dream parliamentary majority to support the constitutional…
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Police Investigates Georgian March Leader over Influencing Public Defender
Georgian Interior Ministry has launched an inquest into the incident that took place at the Office of the Georgian Public…
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Mikheil Chkhenkeli Regains Education Minister’s Post
Mikheil Chkhenkeli has regained the position of the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia today. The post became…
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Seventh ‘Technical Meeting’ in Ergneti Delivers ‘No Substantial Progress’
On November 12, security officials from Tbilisi, Tskhinvali and the Russian Federation held the seventh “technical meeting” in village Ergneti,…
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Parliament Suspends MP Mandate to Vano Zardiashvili
Vano Zardiashvili, former member of the parliamentary majority, has been suspended of his MP mandate at the today’s session of the…
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Prosecutor’s Office Grants Victim Status to Three Persons Injured in June 20-21 Dispersal
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office announced on November 11 that three persons, who sustained injuries during the dispersal of June 20-21…
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Business Ombudsman, His Deputy Resign
Business Ombudsman Irakli Lekvinadze and his deputy Levan Kalandadze have resigned, the Business Ombudsman’s Office confirmed today. Commenting on his…
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Ombudsperson Calls for Declaring Rule of Judicial Candidates’ Selection Unconstitutional
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria urges the Constitutional Court to declare the provisions of the Law on Common Courts, which…
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CoE SecGen Visits Tbilisi ahead of Georgia Presidency of Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić is paying her first visit to Georgia on November 10-11…
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EU Statement on ‘Rising Tensions’ along Tskhinvali Occupation Line
Maja Kocijančič, spokesperson of the EU External Action Service (EEAS), said in the statement of November 10 that “rising tensions”…
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28 Persons Detained, as Hate Groups Clash with Filmgoers, Police
The Interior Ministry said on November 9 that the police detained 27 persons, including 24 – in Tbilisi and 3…
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Police Arrest Poti Sakrebulo Chairman, Three More Persons
The Finance Ministry’s Investigation Service reported on November 8 that Irakli Kakulia, chairman of the Poti City Council (Sakrebulo), as…
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