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Police use a water cannon to block protesters during an opposition rally in central Tbilisi, Georgia

Gruzija

07.October 2025. B. B.

'Coup' Accusations: How Georgia's Regime Fights Its 'Color Revolution'

The Georgian security service allegedly found weapons intended to carry out a "coup d'état". The prime minister and president of Georgia said that the "new Maidan" will not pass

Gruzija

05.October 2025. MLJ

Riots in Georgia: Clash of citizens and police

Tens of thousands of citizens gathered on Saturday, October 4, near the Freedom Square in Georgia, at the invitation of the opposition and on the day of local elections that several opposition parties are boycotting

Gruzija

17.September 2025. Olivia Ackland, Ingrid Gerkama, Stefano Verđine

Victims of black gold

Chiatura, a town in Georgia, lies on manganese. And manganese is needed for car batteries and weapons, so it's at a premium. The lives of the people from this region are not at stake - their houses are collapsing, the water is poisoned, and they are sick and fighting desperately

Impasse and crisis

18.December 2024. DW / Yuri Resheto

"Something like Serbia": Three scenarios for the future of Georgia

The political crisis in Georgia is gaining intensity as the end of the term of President Saloma Zurabishvili approaches. The disagreement between the president and the ruling Georgian Dream party reflects deeper political, social and economic problems in the country

Between the West and Russia

09.December 2024. DW / Marija Katamadze

The Georgian Dream or the European Way: Street War in Tbilisi

For 11 consecutive days, protesters in Georgia have faced increasing violence as the government uses rhetoric and methods reminiscent of pressure from the Kremlin

Fifth day of unrest in Georgia

03.December 2024. IN THE

Tbilisi: Tear gas, water cannons and mass arrests

Protests in Tbilisi over the Georgian government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union have not subsided for the fifth day in a row. The police again used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the parliament

Protests against the government

02.December 2024. SZ

Fierce protests in Georgia

At the protests that took place in Tbilisi in the past few days, 224 people were detained for hooliganism, resistance and resisting the police, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia announced.

Gruzija

29.November 2024. Dijana Roscic (DW)

Protests by the pro-European opposition due to the "constitutional coup" of the pro-Russian government

Thousands of people in Georgia are protesting in the streets because of the government's decision to reject negotiations on joining the European Union. Riots broke out in the capital, Tbilisi

Gruzija

30.October 2024. Vremena editorial office

Tbilisi: The Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into election fraud

Georgia's prosecutor's office launched an investigation into alleged falsification of parliamentary elections and summoned President Salome Zourabishvili for questioning after she accused the ruling party of fraud

Elections in Georgia

28.October 2024. Yuri Resheto / DW

The pro-Russian government declared victory, the president called for protests

The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, said that her country is a victim of a Russian "special operation" and supported the opposition, which claims that the elections were stolen and does not want to recognize them. Mass protests are announced

Elections in Georgia

27.October 2024. S.Ć.

The ruling Georgian Dream won the elections, the opposition is planning protests

In the parliamentary elections in Georgia, the ruling Georgian Dream party won 54 percent of the votes in the parliamentary elections. The opposition says it is on track to win a majority and announces protests

Tbilisi at a turning point

26.October 2024. Yuri Resheto / DW

Parliamentary elections in Georgia: Battle between Moscow and Brussels

Georgians are choosing between two visions of the future - the pro-European opposition and the ruling Georgian Dream party, which is leaning towards Moscow.

Between the EU and Russia

25.October 2024. IN THE

Georgia: Elections in the shadow of war

As Georgia prepares for elections, the Georgian Dream party defends its position in power using anti-Western rhetoric and laws that restrict the work of non-governmental organizations. Meanwhile, the opposition united in calling for changes and a return to European values

Gruzija

03.October 2024. B. B.

After the "foreign influence" law, Georgia also adopted an "anti-LGBT" law

The law "on family values and the protection of minors" prohibits gatherings that promote a person's right to identify with a gender "other than his biological sex", and also prohibits gatherings that advocate same-sex orientation or relationships

Gruzija

16.September 2024. Silvija Šteber / DW

Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili wants to clean Georgia of "foreign agents"

Ahead of parliamentary elections in Georgia, billionaire and founder of the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, is stepping out of the political shadows to win a two-thirds majority in parliament and implement constitutional changes.

Gruzija

24.July 2024 IN THE

An investigation into the planning of the assassination of former Prime Minister Ivanishvili has been launched

Bidzina Ivanishvili is the richest citizen of Georgia, he is the founder of the Georgian Dream party and served as Prime Minister from October 2012 to November 2013.

Georgia between the EU and Russia

22.May 2024. Ivan Mitkovski

"Russian law" and Ukrainian flags

"While you have one Kosovo, you see, we in Georgia have two - Abkhazia and South Ossetia, so judge for yourself what kind of situation we are in," explains the political moment in which his country is a taxi driver in Tbilisi.

Gruzija

19.May 2024. MP / RFE/RL

The president vetoed it because she believes that the law was used to stifle the opposition and the media

Week-long demonstrations on the streets of Tbilisi, a fight in the assembly, a warning from the West... Nothing prevented the Georgian parliament from passing the law on foreign agents. President Salome Zurabishvili vetoed the controversial law, even though she believes Georgian Dream will outvote it

Gruzija

03.May 2024. SZ/RSE/AL Jazeera

Tbilisi: "supporters of foreign agents" with water cannons

The proposal of the controversial "law on foreign agents" has brought thousands of protesters to the streets of Tbilisi in recent days. The situation is not calming down

Gruzija

02.May 2024. DW

Mass demonstrations in Tbilisi against "Russian law"

In Georgia, protests against the authorities have not subsided for days because of the planned law "on the transparency of foreign influence", which critics simply call a "Russian law" that distances the country from Europe

Gruzija

14.April 2024 DW

Georgia's ruling party has proposed an amendment to the constitution to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people, which is against EU principles

Despite efforts to join the European Union, Georgian society is conservative. Critics accuse the Prime Minister of Georgia of wanting to bring his country closer to Russia

Europe

14.December 2023. BG

EU leaders: Ukraine and Moldova open accession negotiations, BiH pending

The decision of the EU heads of state and government was confirmed by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel

European Union

10.November 2023. NR

Neither Ukraine nor Serbia will enter this kind of European Union

The European Union must change in order to be able to receive new members, writes the respected Swiss "Noe Zircher Zeitung".

Georgia: The fight over the "Russian" law

15.March 2023. Diana Petrashvili

Balancing between the West and Russia amid the Ukrainian war

Georgians successfully pressured the government to withdraw the law that threatened civil society and the media. It is a major victory for opponents of the ruling party, which is headed by a pro-Russian billionaire who has been in power for more than a decade.

The war in Ukraine

28.September 2022. JH

Flight of conscripts from Russia: Favorite destination Kazakhstan

Tens of thousands of young Russians, fearing mobilization, flee to neighboring countries by car, bicycle, or on foot. Lines of kilometers are formed at the borders. The government of Kazakhstan has announced that it will not extradite conscripts to Russia. The more affluent leave Russia by plane, tickets for international destinations are mostly sold out

Analyze

27.February 2022. Momir Turudić

The Russian World: From Tbilisi to Kiev

Currently, the only visible winner of the Ukrainian war is the NATO pact, which, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has a permanent justification for its existence, which it has been desperately seeking since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The World

03.February 2022. M.M

Eastern crisis: USA and NATO rejected Russian demands

The USA and NATO rejected Russia's request that NATO not expand to the east, demand de-escalation in the case of Ukraine, propose negotiations on the deployment of missiles and nuclear arms control and on the concept of "security indivisibility".