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Mob storms Tbilisi Pride Fest site forcing the event’s cancellation

Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of Georgia, vandalising the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bar. Deputy Georgian Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said participants ...

08 Jul 2023 at 19:14

Georgian parliament approves divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests

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Georgian parliament holds final reading of divisive ‘Russian-style’ bill

The Georgian parliament has approved in its third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests. The bill requires media and non-governmental organisations as well as other non-profits to register as “pursuing the ...

14 May 2024 at 14:05

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Georgian police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters

Police in the capital of Georgia have used water cannon and tear gas to disperse demonstrators around the parliament building protesting against a draft law that they say could stifle media freedom and civil society. Lawmakers on ...

08 Mar 2023 at 22:37

Georgians vote in make-or-break election for country’s future

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Georgians go to the polls in make-or-break vote for country’s future

Polls have closed after Georgians headed to the polls on Saturday in a ballot many citizens see as a make-or-break vote on the opportunity to join the European Union. The pre-election campaign in the South Caucasus nation of 3.7 ...

26 Oct 2024 at 17:10

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‘Short king’ pays £36k on surgery to break legs and increase height by 3.7in after feeling arms were ‘too long’ for body

A 5ft 7in student said he spent £36,000 on surgery to break his legs and increase his height by 3.7 inches after feeling his arms were “too long” for his body. Irakli Archvadze, a 36-year-old business PhD student from Tbilisi, ...

10 Jul 2025 at 09:02

Police in Georgia break up Tbilisi protesters’ camp but they quickly return

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Georgia police break up tent camp set up by protesters demanding new election

Police and demonstrators scuffled again in Georgia’s capital as officers moved before dawn to break up a camp protesting the results of last month’s parliamentary election and demanding a new vote. Thousands of people later ...

19 Nov 2024 at 19:02

UK sanctions senior Georgian minister following protest crackdown

A senior minister in the government of Georgia is among five people from the country who have been sanctioned by the UK for links to human rights violations. Georgia’s interior minister Vakhtang Gomelauri is one of the ...

19 Dec 2024 at 14:08

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Protesters gather for third night of demonstrations over move to halt EU talks

Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. More than 100 demonstrators were ...

30 Nov 2024 at 18:59

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More than 100 protesters arrested during pro-EU demonstrations in Georgia

More than 100 demonstrators were arrested overnight in Georgia as protesters clashed with police following the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union, the country’s interior ...

30 Nov 2024 at 15:42

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More than 40 injured in Georgia during protests over suspension of EU talks

A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union left 44 people in hospital after police deployed water cannons and tear ...

01 Dec 2024 at 12:53

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Georgia’s prime minister claims protesters want to topple his government

Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday accused the opposition of trying to topple his government and vowed a further crackdown on dissent, hours after the ruling party claimed a landslide win ...

05 Oct 2025 at 18:18

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Pregnant British teen may get two years in Georgia prison for drug smuggling

British teenager Bella May Culley, who was arrested in Georgia on drug smuggling charges earlier this year, could receive a two-year prison sentence after her family paid more than £137,000 in a plea deal,...

28 Oct 2025 at 15:40

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