Georgia
Georgian academics stand with student protesters occupying Tbilisi State University
Activists and students say they will stay until university rector Jaba Samushia, accused of collaborating with the government, resigns.
Georgian opposition reclaims protest site
Ten of thousands of demonstrators have reoccupied a key traffic intersection after being violently dispersed by police and special forces.
Tbilisi protest camp raided by police
Opposition calls for “mobile protests” after police forcibly disperse camp in early hours of November 19.
Protest camp in Tbilisi enters second night as Georgian president calls for new elections
Protesters camped on main city centre road reject the results of October general election that delivered a victory for Georgian Dream.
President of Georgia's separatist Abkhazia resigns
Aslan Bzhania stepped down after protesters occupied government offices to prevent the adoption of a controversial investment agreement with Russia.
Georgia’s Armenians and Azerbaijanis: an easy target for Georgian Dream vote manipulation
Georgia’s minority areas tended – with the help of extensive vote-buying and intimidation, the opposition argues – to vote overwhelmingly in favour of Georgian Dream.
Opposition put up tents in central Tbilisi, announce phase of civil disobedience
Intermittent rallies and marches have given way to indefinite protest after final general election results confirmed Georgian Dream’s victory.
Election commission head smeared with black paint as he confirms Georgian Dream victory
Clashes with police at mass protest in Tbilisi sparked by announcement of final result of general election marred by widespread fraud allegations.
Protesters attack parliament building in Abkhazia
Resistance to the disputed Russian-Abkhaz investment agreement is gaining momentum in the breakaway Georgian republic.
European Parliament says Georgian elections “do not meet standards of an EU candidate country”
MEP Nathalie Loiseau told the European Parliament she "witnessed fraud and intimidation" during Georgia's October general election.
Bitcoin mining in Georgia's Svaneti risks leaving households without power this winter
The mountainous Svaneti region has become a cryptocurrency haven in recent years after the Georgian government slashed electricity prices for highland areas.
CEC rejects Georgian opposition request to annul parliamentary mandates
Unity-UNM and Coalition for Change asked to renounce their MP mandates, saying "rigged" election means they do not consider the parliament legitimate.
Greta Thunberg joins the fight for democracy in the South Caucasus
Thunberg tells bne IntelliNews she hopes to stand in solidarity "with the struggle for justice and democracy in the whole South Caucasus region".
High-level EU delegation stands alongside protesters at latest rally in Tbilisi
PM Irakli Kobakhidze and senior Georgian Dream officials slam calls by European MPs for democratic reforms after controversial election.
Georgians march again in Tbilisi to demand new elections
Several thousand join latest protest calling for international investigation into electoral violations.
The Tbilisi Court of Appeals overturns previous rulings to annul tampered ballots, rejects all further appeals
The Tbilisi Court of Appeals has overturned a high-profile ruling that annulled election results in 30 precincts for alleged violations of voter secrecy, Anna Gvarishvili, a prominent Georgian journalist, reported in a post on social media.
Investigation sheds light on the way Georgian Dream allegedly fixed the election
The accusations range from the use of a sprawling network of “call centres” using secretly acquired data on individual voters, to systematic vote-buying and intimidation.
Georgian opposition counts on permanent protests to wear down regime
Georgians went onto the streets for the third consecutive day on November 6 to protest against the disputed results of last month’s parliamentary elections.
Georgian vote rigging controversy moves into the courts as the pro-regime “Judiciary Clan” faces unexpected challenges
There is significant turmoil in Georgia's judicial system, with events unfolding at an alarming pace, according to prominent Georgian journalists Anna Gvarishvili in a post on social media on November 6.
Ukraine war fuelling a manufacturing and FDI boom in the CIS
The war in Ukraine is fuelling a FDI and manufacturing boom in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as local entrepreneurs rush to fill the gaping holes left in Russia’s supply chains by departing Western firms, reports Oxford Economics.