The protests were organized in front of the Parliament of Georgia, which later turned violent as the protesters tried to storm the building and threw Molotov cocktails at police. [68] Police officers responded by using tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters and restore the order.

Dec 2, 2024 · Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.

Dec 13, 2024 · Hundreds of protesters in Georgia have faced brutal dispersal tactics, arbitrary detention, and torture and other ill-treatment during a crackdown on anti-government rallies over the past two weeks, Amnesty International revealed today.

Dec 3, 2024 · Who is protesting in Georgia and why? Protests erupted on Thursday after Kobakhidze announced that Georgia would suspend talks on accession to the EU for four years.

3 days ago · The 50501 Movement will have 50 protests across 50 capitals on Wednesday. There are multiple scheduled this week around Georgia.

Dec 9, 2024 · TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people joined an 11th straight day of protests in Georgia on Sunday after the governing party suspended negotiations on joining the European Union, while a separate demonstration decried violence against Georgian journalists covering the rallies.

May 15, 2024 · Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers on Tuesday approved a “foreign influence” bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.

Dec 1, 2024 · Georgia has seen a fourth night of street demonstrations and a string of public resignations, triggered by the ruling party's decision to suspend a push to start talks on joining the European...

Dec 12, 2024 · The protests in Georgia have highlighted the country's complex, fraught relationship with its much larger neighbor to the north, Russia. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and it...

Mar 8, 2023 · Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Georgia's capital for the second day after parliament backed a draft law which critics say limits press freedom and civil liberties.