Opposition party leader arrested as Georgia authorities try to curb protests over ending EU talks
Georgian police on Wednesday raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests triggered by the governing party’s decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union.
Georgian opposition figures arrested as pro-EU protests continue
The leader of Georgia's main opposition party has been detained by police in the capital Tbilisi after being knocked to the ground and falling unconscious, his party said, the most high-profile in a sweeping wave of arrests of senior opposition figures.
Georgia Police Raid Opposition Party Offices, Arrest Leader Amid Protests
Local media in Georgia reported that police carried out raids targeting the offices of several opposition groups and non-governmental organizations.
Police in Georgia move again to disperse protests over the suspension of EU talks
Police in the Georgian capital have again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators after over 200 people were detained during four previous nights of protests against the government’s decision to
Georgian PM agrees to meet opposition leaders amid fierce protests
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday agreed to hold talks with two former ministers and an opposition party on the country's European course, after days of increasingly tense protests by opposition supporters.
Georgian President Warns Against Turning From EU, as Protestors Take to Streets
Francine Lacqua interviews Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili about the protests against pro-Russia factions trying to block her country from joining the European Union and NATO. (Source: Bloombe
Georgia's ombudsman accuses police of torturing pro-EU protesters
Georgia's rights ombudsman on Tuesday accused police of torturing pro-European Union protesters rallying for six consecutive days against the government's decision to shelve EU accession talks amid a post-election crisis.
Protesters criticize Georgia's decision to suspend membership talks with EU
Protestors in Georgia want new elections as the government says it's suspending European Union membership talks.
Georgia protesters hold firm in fight to join EU
Thousands have spent days protesting outside Georgia’s parliament to urge the country to reconsider putting its bid to join the EU on hold, which many say would allow Russia to increase its influence over the former Soviet country.
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Council of Europe Secretary General calls President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze
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Georgia protests gather momentum after pro-Russia party suspends E.U. bid
By suspending talks with the E.U., the party was decisively pivoting to Russia and away from its European aspirations — one ...
Georgia’s pro-Western president slams country’s ‘illegitimate’ parliament after failed vote to join EU sparks mass protests
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvilit says she will remain in office until new elections are held to replace the country’s ...
Demonstrators again converge on Georgia's parliament after the country's EU bid was suspended
Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital have converged on parliament again in the capital of the South Caucasus ...
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili has told Sky News a 'one party and one-man rule cannot survive when there is no legitimacy from their people'
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Georgian president seeks West's support in standoff with her own government
Salome Zourabichvili appealed to European countries to confront what she described as a Russian attempt to impose control on ...