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Police in the Georgian capital have again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators after over 200 people were detained ...

Tensions have been "brewing for months" in the former Soviet republic, said CNN. Critics accuse the ruling Georgian Dream party of following "increasingly authoritarian, pro-Russia policies in a turn ...

Political uncertainty has gripped the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The Georgian government - after years of trying to join the European Union — decided to suspend that effort.

Police in Georgia's capital again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators on Monday after over 200 people were detained ...

All the while neighbouring Russia trains a close eye, comparing events to Ukraine’s “Maidan”, when its unpopular president ...

The opposition rejected the results immediately, but protests were small and evidence of gross fraud was lacking, muting the ...

Protesters rallied in Tbilisi, Georgia, for the fifth straight night on Monday (December 2) since the governing Georgian ...

For days, pro-Western Georgians have clashed with police over the government’s plan to suspend plans for European Union membership.

The demonstrators are backed by Georgia's pro-EU president Salome Zurabishvili, who has vowed to stay in office until fresh ...

Georgia has experienced violent clashes during opposition protests against the suspension of talks for the ex-Soviet nation ...

Dozens are hospitalized after massive protests broke out across Georgia following the pro-Putin government's move halting ...