Tag: Tbilisi
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Protestors in Georgia demand an international investigation over the use of chemical weapons against demonstrators
Yesterday evening, protestors in the capital city of Georgia, Tbilisi, blocked central Rustaveli Avenue. Protests are growing once again after the one year anniversary of the protests that broke out since Georgian Dream defrauded elections and declared a false victory. Protestors are now demanding an international investigation after a BBC investigation reported that the chemical…
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Georgians protest sham local elections: call for the EU and the UK to sanction Bidzina Ivanishvili
Up to 20,000 people filled the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, last night to protest against what they described as sham local elections, nearly a year after the pro-Russian Georgian Dream rigged parliamentary elections to stay in power. Yesterday’s demonstration was one of the largest the country has seen since last year. Protestors opposed the sham elections…
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Georgia falls further into authoritarianism as student protesters are jailed
The Georgian state is currently escalating its clampdown on protesters with severe prison sentences. Georgia is currently governed by the Georgia Dream party which rigged the parliamentary elections last year to remain in power. Protests have been ongoing in the capital city of Tbilisi for 200 days since the fraudulent election, while the government has…
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Protests in Tbilisi keep escalating: protests spread throughout Georgia
Protests in Tbilisi this weekend have kept escalating throughout Sunday as demonstrators kept setting up barricades and clashing with riot police in front of parliament. Images were reminiscent of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution in 2014. However, moments ago, police successfully cleared the last remaining protesters, arresting and reportedly assaulting hundreds in the process. Georgians are protesting…
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Georgians clash with police in Tbilisi after the government says there will be no EU membership
Georgians in the capital Tbilisi clashed with the police for the first time after the incumbent and illegitimate government declared it won’t be pursuing European Membership. Protests have been ongoing during the week, and escalated following the announcement by the pro-Russian government. A heavy police presence surrounded the Georgian parliament yesterday as riot police used…
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Georgia’s Tbilisi city centre engulfed by protests
Georgia’s parliament in Tbilisi was engulfed by protests yesterday evening after earlier during the week, the illegitimate government, led by Georgian Dream, convened parliament despite opposition from the President and the opposition parties, who have boycotted the proceedings. President Salome Zourabichvili also attended the protests where she confronted riot police and asked them “Do you…
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Georgia protests coup by ruling party Georgian Dream: Viktor Orban booed as he visited the capital
There were protests across Georgia yesterday, as the ruling party, Georgian Dream remained in power despite losing the parliamentary elections to the pro-European opposition, United National Movement. Hungarian President Viktor Orban was quick to support the fraudulent election results and the like-minded pro-Russian Georgian Dream by visiting the capital, Tbilisi. Viktor Orban’s motorcade was booed…
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Georgia heads to the polls next Saturday to elect a new government
The country of Georgia is heading to the polls next Saturday to elect a new government which will decide on whether Georgia keeps its close relationship with Russia or move closer to Europe with the end goal of joining the European Union. Thousands of demonstrators filled the capital Tbilisi of Georgia last weekend with the…
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Protests in Tbilisi continue as OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg meets NGOs
There where incredible scenes in front of Georgia’s parliament, yesterday, as OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg held meetings with government officials and NGOs. The OSCE Chairman also met with Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili who intends to veto the recently passed Foreign Agents Bills (“Russian law”), although her veto may not be…
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Tbilisi is still on fire
Massive protests in Tbilisi are still ongoing nearly one month after the “Russian Bill” was passed from Georgia’s parliament. The waves of protests are continuing despite police breaking up crowds multiple times, arrests, and also targeting beatings by the security officials on protesters and Opposition leaders. Note that Georgia’s post-Soviet government was ousted relatively recently,…
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Tbilisi is clogged by protests: riot police fail to disperse demonstrators
Riot police in Tbilisi, Georgia have failed to disrupt protests in the centre of the city that have been ongoing for more than two weeks. Demonstrators have now packed the main transportation artery of Tbilisi center (Hero’s Square) and blocked most of the traffic entering the city centre. …
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Riot police begin dispersing crowds in Tbilisi
Over the weekend, riot Police in Tbilisi, Georgia began dispersing crowds of protesters in the centre of the city who have been protesting for more than two weeks. Demonstrators have been protesting against the recently approved “Russian Law” by Parliament which mimics Russia’s anti-foreign NGO law. Riot police charged at crowds, used pepper spray, rubber…
