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Saakashvili
On Monday, Saakashvili was sentenced to “four years and six months in prison for illegally crossing Georgia’s border” when he covertly returned from exile in Ukraine.
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Saakashvili
Saakashvili was sentenced in absentia in 2018 to six years behind bars for abuse of office. He was jailed and began serving the term in 2021, when he returned to the country.
Mar. 12
Europe
The wave of protests began spontaneously in Tbilisi and other Georgian cities last year on Nov. 28
Mar. 8
Russia
Abkhazia is recognised by most of the world as Georgian territory, but has been under de-facto Russian control since a brief 2008 war between Moscow and Tbilisi.
Mar. 2
EU
The Georgian government is pushing forward with a legislative package that would increase penalties for protest-related offences – in some cases to many years in prison.
Feb. 5
EU
Georgia’s “brutal crackdown” on anti-government protests has been branded “unacceptable” by the European Union’s foreign policy chief.
Feb. 3
Georgia
HUR urged European politicians to choose their words carefully, especially when making accusations against allied nations.
Feb. 1
EU
The EU Council cited Georgian authorities’ “violent repression” of protests and media as the reason, with the move marking the latest fallout of Tbilisi’s tanking relations with the West.
Jan. 27
Sweden
The arrested men worked as the captain and a crew member on board the ship that reportedly dragged its anchor to damage an undersea cable in the Gulf of Finland, between Finland and Estonia.
Jan. 7
Georgia
As Georgians continue weeks of protests against contested elections and the government’s decision to suspend EU accession talks, a controversial new president is to be sworn in.
Dec. 29, 2024
Georgia
Outgoing President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to leave office, calling the election “illegitimate” and demanding new parliamentary polls.
Dec. 14, 2024
Georgia
On Saturday morning, protesters began gathering outside the parliament building, which was cordoned off by police forces.
Dec. 14, 2024
EU
The tense standoff in Tbilisi between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces continues.
Dec. 11, 2024
Zelensky
Meeting Zourabichvili, Zelensky voiced his country’s support for Georgia’s people, who are in opposition to the government’s decision to delay European Union accession negotiations until 2028.
Dec. 9, 2024
No candidate won a majority in the first round on Feb. 15, forcing a runoff.
Mar. 2