Former Georgian Prime Minister and opposition party leader Giorgia Gakharia has been treated in hospital after he came under attack at a hotel, reportedly by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Gakharia is said to have suffered a broken nose (...)
The Georgian government announced Saturday plans to deport 25 foreign nationals arrested during ongoing protests that erupted on Nov. 28, 2024, following the suspension of the country's EU membership negotiations.
According to a statement by the (...)
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as Georgia's president on Sunday, consolidating the ruling Georgian Dream party's power amid protests and accusations that the move undermines the country's aspirations for European Union (...)
Former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as Georgia's president on Saturday after a vote by the ruling Georgian Dream party's controlled electoral college.
His election has deepened political turmoil, with opposition leaders and (...)
A delegation from the European Parliament has visited Georgia and marched with pro-EU protesters with demonstrations against the government's decision to suspend accession talks now in a second week.
The six MEPs also met with Georgia's pro-Western (...)
Mass protests in Georgia are about to enter their third week, with thousands of Georgians taking to the streets to demonstrate against the recent decision by Tbilisi to put EU accession talks on hold.
Protesters vowed to continue to demonstrate for (...)
Protests in Georgia entered a 13th day despite arrests and physical attacks against activists and opposition figures.
Protesters gathered outside the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi, chanting and blocking the street on Tuesday.
Police have (...)
A Georgian opposition leader has been dragged from his party office by police and others have been physically attacked after the prime minister vowed that organizers of a week of pro-EU protests, which he called "violent actions", would face (...)
More than 300 people have been arrested since mass protests erupted in Georgia six nights ago, and an increasing number of accounts have emerged alleging violent attacks by police.
One man has told the BBC how he was repeatedly kicked in the head, (...)
A fourth consecutive night of protests is underway across Georgia against the government's decision to suspend European Union accession talks.
Officials in the country say at least 44 people have been hospitalized in increasingly violent (...)
Georgia has postponed its bid to join the EU after the European Parliament voted to reject the results of the country's recent election.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused the bloc of "blackmail" and said his government would drop its pursuit (...)
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the newly elected Georgian parliament on Monday as it opened its inaugural session, accusing the ruling party of rigging the vote under Russian influence.
Opposition lawmakers and the country's ceremonial (...)
The round-the-clock protests in Tbilisi follow the 26 October elections that kept the governing pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in power. Opponents say the vote was rigged and suspect neighboring Russia of election interference.
Thousands of people (...)
Georgia's president has refused to appear at the country's Prosecutor's Office after being summoned as a part of a probe into alleged vote-rigging in last weekend's election.
"I just want to say that it's not up to the President to provide the proof (...)
US President Joe Biden has called on the Georgian government to respond to international concern at the scale of violations in Saturday's election and repeal recent Russian-style laws.
The Georgian Dream government in the South Caucasus state, which (...)
Thousands of Georgians gathered outside parliament on Monday night to protest against what the president claims was a 'rigged' parliamentary election with the help of Russia.
"You did not lose the election," President Salome Zourabichvili told the (...)
Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili has called on citizens to protest the results of a disputed election in an attempt to save the country's "European future."
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Zourabichvili – a pro-Western figure (...)
The European Union has urged the Georgian authorities to "swiftly, transparently and independently" investigate reported irregularities in the parliamentary elections on Saturday. The closely watched poll saw the ruling party, Georgian Dream, win a (...)
Georgia's prime minister has hailed a "landslide" election result, rejecting allegations of vote-rigging and violence.
"Irregularities happen everywhere," Irakli Kobakhidze of the Georgian Dream party told the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in an exclusive (...)
With nearly all ballots counted, Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party secured more than 54% of the vote in the weekend parliamentary election, according to the country's election authority on Sunday.
Giorgi Kalandarishvili, head of the Georgian (...)
Voters in Georgia began casting their ballots on Saturday to elect members of the country's parliament, with approximately 3.5 million registered voters expected to participate.
Polling stations opened at 8 am (0400 GMT) local time across the (...)
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze leaves the impression of a relaxed, yet composed and focused man.
No big entourage in tow for our interview, he readily chatted about football, remembering a moment of pride over domestic legend Temur (...)
Georgians know all about Russia's wars. Several years before Russia invaded Ukraine, its army launched a five-day war in August 2008. The city of Gori was bombed and occupied, and a fierce battle further north in Shindisi left the station destroyed (...)
Three days before Georgians vote in an election billed as a decisive moment in their country's future, the founder of the governing Georgian Dream party has told thousands of supporters "we choose peace, not war".
After 12 years in government, (...)
Tens of thousands of Georgians have marched through the streets of the capital Tbilisi in a show of support for their country joining the European Union.
The rally comes just a week ahead of parliamentary elections, set to take place on 26 October, (...)
