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Protesters Detained in Batumi While Rallying Against Arrival of Astoria Grande - Reports

Urdu Point 31 Jul 2023
TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st July, 2023) Georgian law enforcement officers have detained several protesters near the port of Batumi in Georgia, where a ...
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Trans advocates in Russia brace for proposed gender surgery ban

Reuters 12 Jul 2023
"This is in its purest form a fascist law," Solomina told Reuters from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, where she fled after Russia invaded Ukraine last year ... Bills require three readings, approval by the upper house of parliament, and signing by the president before becoming law.
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Thousands of anti-LGBT protesters storm Pride festival in Georgia's capital before clashing with cops and ...

The Daily Mail 09 Jul 2023
Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters broke up a Pride festival in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday, clashing with police and setting fire to rainbow flags ... Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters broke up a Pride festival in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday, clashing with police and setting fire to rainbow flags.
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Protesters shut down LGBTQ festival in Georgia (VIDEOS)

Russia Today 09 Jul 2023
Tbilisi Pride accused the government of colluding with right-wing activists to sabotage the event ... The US Embassy in Tbilisi urged the Georgian government to “hold accountable all those who broke the law and make it clear that violence is unacceptable” in a tweet on Saturday.
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Georgia: Scuffles at Tbilisi Pride Fest as anti-LGBTQ activists break through police cordon

Ruptly 08 Jul 2023
Hundreds of the LGBTQ festival opponents scuffled with police and disrupted the closing event of the Pride Week in Tbilisi on Saturday ... several rally participants for attempting to attack journalists and insulting law enforcers.
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Georgia Becomes Marriage Hub for Russian Emigres Amid Uncertainty of War

Moscow Times 11 Jun 2023
It was a few days after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Yermolaev had just bought a one-way ticket to Tbilisi in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia amid rumors of mobilization and martial law ... Just over a year later, after Volshuva had followed him to Georgia, the couple were married in Tbilisi.
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Is Georgia’s Ruling Party Really Pro-Russian?

Moscow Times 07 May 2023
Tbilisi even banned some Russian opposition figures and journalists from entering the country at a time when Georgia had become a key destination for Russian wartime exiles due to its geographical proximity and migration policy ... When it comes to action, however, there is no basis for claiming that Tbilisi is acting in Moscow’s interests.
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Wider Europe Briefing: In 2023, There's A Good Chance Georgia, Moldova, And Ukraine Will Move ...

Radio Free Europe 17 Apr 2023
That decision in 2022 to grant the latter pair candidate status and Tbilisi potential candidate status was previously unthinkable ... In the case of Ukraine, that is especially true when it comes to reforms to the Constitutional Court and the implementation of anti-oligarch and media laws.
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Gaunt and ghostly, Georgia’s jailed ex-president nears death in hospital

The Observer 16 Apr 2023
Dubbed the “Russian law” due to its similarity to legislation enacted by the Kremlin, it led to protests in Tbilisi and an eventual U-turn from the government ... law student at Tbilisi State University who was one of the organisers of student protests over the law last month.
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Thousands protest against government in Georgian capital

Taipei Times 10 Apr 2023
AFP, TBILISI ... Georgian opposition supporters rally in the center of Tbilisi on Sunday ... Last month, tens of thousands took to the streets in Tbilisi after parliament gave initial backing to a draft law “on foreign agents,” similar to the legislation used in Russia to suppress dissent.
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Thousands Rally in Georgia's Tbilisi Against Government

Beijing News 10 Apr 2023
Last month, tens of thousands took to the streets in Tbilisi after parliament gave initial backing to a draft law 'on foreign agents,' like the legislation used in Russia to suppress dissent ... The move marked the latest toughening of Washington's approach toward an ally after concerns of a shift in Tbilisi toward Russia.
photo: AP / Zurab Tsertsvadze
Demonstrators hold a giant Georgian flag during a rally organized by Georgian opposition parties in support of the country's membership in the European Union and to call to release former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili from the custody and transfer abroad for treatment in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, April 9, 2023
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Thousands Rally in Georgia’s Tbilisi Against Government

Voa News 10 Apr 2023
Last month, tens of thousands took to the streets in Tbilisi after parliament gave initial backing to a draft law "on foreign agents," like the legislation used in Russia to suppress dissent ... The move marked the latest toughening of Washington's approach toward an ally after concerns of a shift in Tbilisi toward Russia.
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France on Fire: ‘Fires’ Everywhere. Who Is Behind them?

Principia Scientific 10 Apr 2023
Thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, after parliament backed a draft law which critics, who called it a “Russian law”, said would limit press freedom and undercut Georgia’s efforts to become a candidate for EU membership ... What’s so bad with this law? – The west, as usual, is applying double standards.
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Thousands Take Part In 'Together In Europe' Rally In Georgian Capital

Radio Free Europe 09 Apr 2023
He has been treated in a clinic in Tbilisi ... Tens of thousands last month took to the streets in Tbilisi after parliament gave initial backing to a draft law on “foreign agents,” a measure similar to a law used by Russia to disrupt the work of media organizations, including RFE/RL, and suppress dissent.
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Georgian Opposition Rallying to Demand Deoligarchization, Saakashvili's Release

Urdu Point 09 Apr 2023
TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 10th April, 2023) The protest action of the Georgian opposition party United National Movement took place on Sunday in the center of Tbilisi on Rustaveli avenue to demand, among other things, a law on deoligarchization and the release of former ...

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