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22  october     11h08
Jailed journalists in Belarus, Georgia win EU’s Sakharov human rights prize
RFI    Imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia won EU’s top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, European...
06  october     12h50
EU calls for ’calm and restraint’ after Georgia vote
RFI    The European Union called on authorities in Georgia to ensure the right to protest, after the government accused opposition movements of trying to...
05  october     10h36
Georgia PM vows sweeping crackdown after ’foiled coup’
RFI    Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed opposition arrests Sunday after police used force against opposition protesters who tried to enter...
29  december     11h31
Georgia’s new president sworn in amid political showdown
RFI    Georgia inaugurated a far-right governing party loyalist as president Sunday, escalating a political showdown moments after his pro-EU predecessor...
28  december     15h31
Thousands in Georgia human chain as pro-EU protests enter 2nd month
RFI    Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in central Tbilisi on Saturday, in support of the country’s European Union membership, marking second...
14  december     11h35
Georgian far-right former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili elected as president by lawmakers
RFI    Georgia’s ruling party on Saturday installed a far-right loyalist as the country’s president in a controversial election process amid a...
07  december     16h17
Germany, France and Poland condemn use of force against protesters in Georgia
RFI    The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland have strongly condemned the disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters and the...
06  december     15h41
Crisis deepens in Georgia as government goes back on EU aspirations
RFI    Georgia’s democratic future hangs in the balance as thousands continue to protest against a government accused of abandoning the country’s path to...
05  december     11h30
Georgian PM vows to ’eradicate’ opposition amid pro-EU protests
RFI    Georgia’s prime minister vowed Thursday to eradicate the country’s liberal-fascist opposition, escalating the government’s bitter campaign against...
02  december     09h42
EU-linked protests in Georgia intensify as president challenges election
RFI    Georgia’s president said Monday that mass pro-EU protests involving tens of thousands of people showed no sign of stopping after police fired water...
30  november     13h08
Georgia arrests 107 more people as pro-EU demonstrations continue
RFI    Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second night of protests sparked by the newly-elected government’s decision to delay...
11  november     16h31
Georgian president calls for new elections to resolve political crisis
RFI    Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has called for new parliamentary elections in order to resolve a political crisis that followed last month’s...
30  october     15h26
Georgia opens probe into disputed elections as opposition cries foul
RFI    The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in last weekend’s parliamentary election, which officials...
28  october     18h14
France joins calls for inquiry into alleged irregularities in Georgia election
RFI    France added its voice on Monday night for an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the weekend elections in Georgia after the victory of the ruling...
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Georgia’s pro-EU opposition calls for mass protests over ’stolen’ election
RFI    Georgia’s pro-EU opposition has called for mass demonstrations, accusing the ruling party of ’stealing’ this weekend’s parliamentary election in what...
27  october     14h52
Georgia thrown into political turmoil after disputed vote
RFI    Georgia plunged into political turmoil on Sunday after the ruling party declared victory in parliamentary elections decried by the opposition as...
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Georgia’s ruling party wins pivotal election, early results show, as opposition parties cry foul
RFI    Georgia’s most powerful man won a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to early official results, a victory which opposition politicians...
26  october     16h42
Polls close in Georgia’s election that could take it toward the EU or into Russia’s orbit
RFI    Polls closed in Georgia Saturday after an election many citizens saw as a make-or-break vote on the opportunity to join the European Union.
25  october     08h49
Georgia set for tense elections as voters choose between Russia and EU
RFI    Elections in Georgia on Saturday will pit pro-Western opposition forces against a ruling party that is increasingly under Russian influence. While...
30  july     21h34
No Olympic triathlon, no French gold, no worry - just a good day out at the judo
Paul Myers    Putting one of the martial arts at a site honouring the Roman god of war must have been a deliriously easy move back in the day for Paris Olympic...
27  june     06h39
France to face Belgium in last-16 at Euro 2024 as line-up takes shape
Paul Myers    France and Belgium, the world’s second and third best teams respectively in the Fifa rankings, will meet in the last-16 at Euro 2024 next Monday in...
19  may     08h44
Macron, Scholz voice ’deep concern’ at Georgia foreign influence law
RFI    The leaders of France and Germany on Sunday said they are deeply concerned by the situation in Georgia where parliament approved a controversial...
10  may     10h08
Georgian envoy to France resigns over ’foreign agent’ bill
RFI    Georgia’s ambassador to France has resigned over his country’s draft law on foreign agents , which opponents say is inspired by Russia and threatens...
29  april     14h16
More than 20,000 Georgians march ’for Europe’ to protest controversial bill
Jan van der Made with RFI    Some 20,000 Georgians staged a March for Europe Sunday, calling on the government to scrap a controversial foreign influence bill which the EU has...
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