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AFP Photo / Vano  Shlamov 26.01.2009, 16:07

Saakashvili spouts off on live TV

President Saakashvili went on national TV in Georgia to explain why the country is in trouble and how he would rebuild it. The opposition has branded the event as “a cascade of lies”.

04.02.2009, 12:43 1 comment

Was former Georgian PM murdered?

Senior politicians in Georgia are for the first time publicly asking whether the mysterious death of Prime Minsiter Zurab Zhvania in 2005 could have been murder.

29.01.2009, 12:12

PACE ignores Russia, calls to ‘stop occupation’

Wednesday’s resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the Caucasus situation came as a surprise defeat of Russian diplomacy and a step back in resolving the conflicts in the region.

Georgian tank personnel sit on their tank at a road outside Tbilisi on May 5, 2009 (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 21.05.2009, 22:10 2 comments

Georgian mutiny suspect killed, two arrested

An alleged organizer of the mutiny at a military base in Georgia has been killed and two others injured in a shoot-out with police, the country’s Interior Ministry says.

20.05.2010, 13:55 5 comments

Georgian presidential ejection

Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has reportedly decided to improve his own security by installing an ejector seat in his private plane.

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied at stadium in Tbilisi, 26 May (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 26.05.2009, 22:25 2 comments

Georgian opposition gathers for final push

Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators have gathered in a stadium in the Georgian capital Tbilisi demanding President Mikhail Saakashvili and his current parliament step down.

11.04.2009, 09:20 3 comments

Opposition: time for Saakashvili decision

A campaign of civil disorder is due to start in Georgia, says the opposition. It follows the expiration of an ultimatum for the president to step down. Mass demonstrations in the capital are set to enter their third day.

Georgian police clash with opposition protesters in Tbilisi (AFP Photo) 09.07.2009, 19:37 3 comments

Will Georgian opposition outlast the summer?

The political stalemate in Georgia is taking a new twist. The Georgian government has recently worked out a draft law on manifestations – something which the opposition stands firmly against.

AFP Photo / Pool / David Mdzinarishvili 11.07.2009, 09:31 3 comments

New draft law tightens grip on Georgian opposition

It is about to get harder and more dangerous to protest against the political regime in Georgia as the government has drafted a law introducing tougher penalties and new restrictions on rallies and demonstrations.

05.01.2010, 17:17 3 comments

Georgian opposition seeks UN control over elections

About 20 political parties in Georgia have signed an address to the UN Secretary General to hold the forthcoming elections in the country under UN aegis.

Georgian politics… now for the reality show

Published: 09 February, 2009, 17:29


A popular Georgian singer has become a TV star after turning his political protest into a reality show. Utsnobi has locked himself in a prison cell and says he’ll stay there until President Saakashvili resigns.

 
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