Zurab Japaridze was jailed for refusing to appear before the temporary investigative commission of the Georgian Dream parliament, which he deems illegitimate. Several other opposition leaders who had also defied the GD commission await final rulings. https://t.co/1e4JYJQXLE
Zurab Japaridze was jailed for refusing to appear before the temporary investigative commission of the Georgian Dream parliament, which he deems illegitimate. Several other opposition leaders who had also defied the GD commission await final rulings. https://t.co/1e4JYJQXLE
"Fire to Russia! Fire to Oligarchy" - Activists from Unity platform marked Day 200 of #GeorgiaProtests with a performance, including marching to parliament with masks and torches and burning the Russian flag.
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The news of the big appointment at #MI6 took Georgia by storm. Many a small nation likes to claim celebrities as its own, but the appointment of the top British intelligence chief carries other undertones, too. Read more in our article: https://t.co/3xkR1Xl67z
Re Georgian Dream: “Is it in our national interest to have an anti-American government governing an important part of the world?”
Couldn’t agree more @SecRubio.
Today, Georgia adopted a law that further shrinks civic space.
Rushed and passed without consultation, it adds to recent repressive legislation.
These steps undermine Georgia’s EU candidate status and core democratic principles.
#Georgia: We are concerned by the restrictive laws & regulations passed by parliament this week, which amplify existing risks to freedoms of expression & association, equality & civic space, & stifle political pluralism. We urge Georgia to uphold its #IHRL obligations.
While making doorstep comment before NATO Ministerial, the Netherlands' foreign minister expressed deep concern over Georgia’s democratic backsliding. He reaffirmed the Netherlands support for the European aspirations of Georgian people.
The Central Election Commission is tightening election day rules, including limiting photo/video recording by observers and the media, which critics fear will make rigging easier.
https://t.co/Kp8eGLxeyg
The courageous Georgian People are patriots who want a strong country with close ties to America. They reject the tyrannical Ivanishvili regime and its attempt to sell Georgia to the Iranian regime and the Chinese Communist Party. The USA stands with Georgia! #MEGOBARI
#TrialWatch will monitor the trial of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, starting March 18.
Amaglobeli is the co-founder of media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, and one of many journalists who have been targeted since daily mass protests erupted in November. https://t.co/bbhVXlZJT4
On the 90th day of nonstop protest, thousands gather on Rustaveli Avenue to mark the Soviet occupation of Georgia on February 25, 1921. #Georgia#Protests#SovietOccupation