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Georgia gripped by political turmoil as protesters demand new elections
Thousand of protesters have gathered in front of the Georgian parliament to mark the beginning of the seventh month of non-stop protests. They're calling for new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners. Nearly all leaders of Georgia's pro-Western opposition are now behind bars. Prue Lewarne reports from the capital, Tbilisi, as the South Caucasus nation is gripped by political turmoil.
The leader of the “Coalition for Change” Elene Khoshtaria is ending her hunger strike. She announced this to the Parliament. Before that, Elene Khoshtaria read a joint statement of 8 opposition parties. In addition, the press service of the “Coalition for Change” announced that Gedevan Popkhadze is also ending his hunger strike. “I am very happy that I am ending my hunger strike so that we can all move on to a phase of very active struggle toget…
Photo Story | “Stand Up Georgia”: Protesters Hold Ground on Day 214 of Unrest - Civil Georgia
Crowds gathered on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue on Day 214 of non-stop Georgian resistance to protest continued repression by the Georgian Dream government. Various speakers addressed the rally, including Georgia’s fifth president Salome Zurabishvili, activists, students, and family members of detained protesters. The rally comes as authorities intensify crackdown on dissent, jailing several opposition leaders and activists over the past weeks. Do…
Thousands rally in Georgia as government continues crackdown on political opponents
Thousands rally in Georgia as government continues crackdown on political opponents Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday at the start of the seventh month of non-stop protests calling for new parliamentary elections. (AP video shot by Sophiko Megrelidze) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.or…
“Georgia Stand Up!” – this is the name of a protest rally held on Rustaveli Avenue. Citizens said that the recent hastily adopted legislative amendments and the arrests of opposition leaders are leading Georgia down an authoritarian path for the “Georgian Dream”. The fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, as well as students and family members of those arrested during the protests addressed the gathering on Rustaveli Avenue.
This is what NewsGeorgia.The protest action under the slogan “Get up, Georgia” is organized by a number of large non-governmental organizations and public activist platforms. They plan to gather near the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue to express their protest against the authorities' actions. On Sunday at 20:00 we will have the opportunity to go out all together. For every person who sees what is happening today in Georgia, who understa…
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