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Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili holds a news conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels April 3, 2012 (Reuters/Francois Lenoir) 09.04.2012 13:23 61 comments

'Saakashvili readying for new war with Russia'

President Mikhail Saakashvili is getting ready for a war with Russia, says Georgi Gugava, political secretary of the Georgian opposition Labor Party.

 
Georgia's capital, Tbilisi (RIA Novosti / Besik Pepiya) 27.03.2012 17:19 8 comments

Russians not safe in Georgia – FM

The safety of Russian citizens visiting Georgia cannot be guaranteed as the leadership of the former Soviet Republic organize repressions against them, says Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich.

Georgian riot police officers attack protesters while dispersing an opposition rally in front of the parliament in Tbilisi late on May 25, 2011 (AFP PHOTO / Vano Shlamov) 20.03.2012 18:25 9 comments

Armed gangs formed in Georgia 'to repress opposition'

Illegal paramilitary groups are being set up in western Georgia on the order of President Mikhail Saakashvili, says opposition leader Irakli Alasania.

 
Reuters / Seyran Baroyan / Pool 24.01.2012 17:10 24 comments

Georgian President Saakashvili 'eyeing Iran war to hold power'

To keep his post, Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili may draw the country into a war against Iran, former Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze believes.

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RIA Novosti 10.01.2012 14:23 62 comments

‘US builds hospitals in Georgia, readies for war with Iran’

The United States is sponsoring the construction of facilities in Georgia on the threshold of a military conflict in Iran, a member of Georgian opposition movement Public Assembly, Elizbar Javelidze has stated.

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RIA Novosti / David Khizanashvili 09.11.2011 16:32

Saakashvili prepares commandos ahead of 2012 elections

Georgia is reportedly creating an unofficial military reserve in the country's regions. The opposition says the move is a veiled threat in the run-up to the 2012 parliamentary election.

Recently, those whose job it is to make the news in Georgia, have been becoming the news 28.10.2011 10:38

Georgia – a cold house for press freedom?

Georgia likes to present itself as a fledgling democracy and a free and open society. But that image has been marred by persistent stories of state interference in the media, with many journalists saying they are being bullied by the authorities.

 
Bedzine Ivanishvili (Photo by M. Rozhkova) 25.10.2011 10:25

Neutralizing opposition Georgian-style

One of Georgia's richest men is facing some serious obstacles as he tries to enter the country's political fray. First, the authorities stripped Bidzine Ivanishvili of his Georgian citizenship, and now, a court has refused to annul the decision.

A group of opposition activists rally in front of the Georgian parliament, in Tbilisi (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 16.09.2011 15:01 3 comments

Georgian opposition ready to struggle Saakashvili

The Georgian opposition movement, People's Assembly – despite a violent crackdown on government opponents on May 26 and hundreds of arrests - has vowed to resume its struggle against the regime of President Mikhail Saakashvili.

 
RIA Novosti / David Khizanashvili 18.08.2011 17:10 1 comment

Georgia "unacceptably poor" under Saakashvili

While the Georgian leadership keeps boasting about their achievements, a poll has revealed that 60 percent of the population disapprove of the government’s economic policy and criticize the pension system, as well as healthcare accessibility.

“Georgia under Saakashvili similar to Egypt under Mubarak” – ex-Georgia MP 08.08.2011 20:01

“Georgia under Saakashvili similar to Egypt under Mubarak” – ex-Georgia MP

The current regime in Georgia is similar to that of Mubarak-era Egypt, Tsotne Bakuria, a former Georgian MP and expert on politics in the Caucasus, told RT.

 
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (RIA Novosti / David Hizanishvily) 08.08.2011 14:51 2 comments

“Saakashvili is Georgia’s anomaly”

Moscow is ready to develop mutually beneficial contacts with Georgia, but will not deal with its “pathological” President Mikhail Saakashvili, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

A US soldier interacts with Georgian soldiers during a joint NATO-Georgia military training exercise 30km outside Tbilisi at the Vaziani base (AFP Photo / Nina Shlamova) 05.08.2011 17:30 2 comments

Did Georgia get a US green light to attack South Ossetia?

President Medvedev, in an interview on Friday, provided some insight into Georgia's military offensive against South Ossetia in 2008, noting how the Georgia-Russia relationship took a turn for the worst once Tbilisi stepped up talks with Washington.

 
(RIA Novosti / Vladimir Rodionov) 05.08.2011 09:55

Saakashvili should face international tribunal – Medvedev to RT

President Dmitry Medvedev has discussed the 2008 war in South Ossetia in a joint interview with RT, Echo Moskvy and the First Caucasus Television station (full transcript).

Georgia sees advantages in having Russia as an enemy 11.07.2011 15:27 1 comment

“Russia as an enemy” benefits Georgian government – Nino Burjanadze

Following the arrest of four Georgian photojournalists on charges of espionage, a popular Georgian opposition leader has said that the current Georgian leadership has no wish to break the stalemate in its relations with Russia.

 
Georgia claims a group of high-profile photographers detained in Tbilisi have been spying for a foreign state. 09.07.2011 00:50 3 comments

Georgia claims more foreign spies operating on its soil

Georgia claims a group of high-profile photographers detained in the capital, Tbilisi, have been spying for a foreign state.

On Saakashvili’s initiative, it was decided that English would be start being taught from the first grade. (AFP Photo / Str) 01.07.2011 16:45 9 comments

Saakashvili closes down Russian schools in Georgia

The Georgian authorities have reportedly decided to purge Russia from the educational system as all Russian-speaking schools will be shut down.

 
Image from militar.infomondo.ro 22.06.2011 17:06 13 comments

US warship enters Georgian waters

Moscow, saying that it wants to see Washington take a more constructive approach toward maintaining security in the Black Sea region, has slammed the visit of a US guided-missile cruiser to the Batumi port in Georgia.

US Vice President Joe Biden (R) takes place with Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili (L) during a meeting on June 1, 2011 at a hotel in Rome (AFP Photo / Alberto Pizzoli) 08.06.2011 11:35 2 comments

Biden “persuades” Saakashvili to lift barriers on Russia’s way to WTO

The Georgian opposition says Tbilisi has agreed on Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization after pressure from US Vice President Joe Biden.

 
After 17 years of tough negotiations, Russia may finally get membership in the World Trade Organization 02.06.2011 14:29

Russia knock, knock, knocking on WTO’s door

For 17 years, Russia has been in membership talks with the 153-nation World Trade Organization, and remains the only major economy still outside the organization. Moscow now says everything will be sorted out before the end of summer.