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People of Georgia take to the streets in solidarity with Ukraine

Over the years, Russia has tried again and again to take Georgia. Here's what's happening in Tbilisi.

01/03/2022

Georgia

Jailed ex-Georgian leader back on hunger strike over medical treatment

Jailed ex-Georgian president back on hunger strike to demand medical treatment.

21/02/2022

Georgia

Caucasus elderly face severe loneliness, worsened by pandemic

Loneliness among the elderly in countries like Georgia has become a problem, made worse bz the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

13/02/2022

Culture news

Georgia rescues ancient wooden skate tradition in snowy mountain race

Locals of the remote, picturesque town of Mestia, deep in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, are reviving an ancient local tradition for a new generation.

09/02/2022

Georgia

Georgia's ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili transferred back to prison

The 54-year-old had been undergoing treatment in hospital after a prolonged hunger strike.

30/12/2021

Georgia

Opposition vow 'mass hunger strike' until Saakashvili is released

"We will not stop until Saakashvili is free, until Georgia is back to its European path," said one demonstrator.

22/12/2021

My Europe Series

On the border with South Ossetia, families are victims of a frozen war

Over a decade since the conflict with Russia, the prospects of re-unification appear to be slim.

06/12/2021

Georgia

Georgia's former president appears in court on abuse of power charges

Mikheil Saakashvili has been imprisoned since he returned to Georgia in October to try and bolster opposition forces.

29/11/2021

Georgia

Jailed Georgian ex-president to end 7-week hunger strike

A lawyer for Mikheil Saakashvili said that the jailed former Georgian president has agreed to end a seven-week hunger strike that has caused him neurological damage.

19/11/2021

Georgia

Former Georgian President Saakashvili passes out amid hunger strike

Mikheil Saakashvili has been on hunger strike during his imprisonment.

17/11/2021

Georgia

Georgia's Saakashvili moved to prison hospital amid hunger strike

Georgia's jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has been moved to a prison hospital weeks after he began a hunger strike.

08/11/2021

My Europe Series

In Georgia, a baptist bishop fights for LGBT rights

“Hundreds of millions of people are born LGBT. I cannot believe in a God that would create a single person without the right to love and be loved."

04/11/2021

Georgia

Second round of contested Georgia municipal elections takes place

Georgians from 20 constituencies head to the polls to cast their votes in a highly contested second round of municipal elections which will determine the mayors and city council members for those areas.

30/10/2021

Georgia

Jailed Georgia ex-leader Saakashvili 'getting weaker every day'

Mikheil Saakashvili said he considers himself "Putin's prisoner", according to Ukraine's Public Defender.

29/10/2021

My Europe Series

Fear and loathing in Tbilisi as homophobic attack pain remains raw

ILGA Europe ranked Georgia 32 out of 49 countries in the region over progress around LGBT issues.

26/10/2021

Georgia

Thousands call for release of Georgia's ex-president Saakashvili

Saakashvili announced a hunger strike hours after his arrest and his doctor said this week that his condition was deteriorating.

15/10/2021

Georgia

Saakashvili’s health deteriorating on hunger strike, says doctor

Georgia's penitentiary service has dismissed the claims and says Saakashvili’s health is "satisfactory".

11/10/2021

Georgia

Two children among those rescued from collapsed building in Georgia

Two children have been rescued from the rubble after a residential building partially collapsed in the Georgian city of Batumi.

08/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ruling party wins local elections

Saturday's election was overshadowed by the return from exile and arrest of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, convicted in absentia in 2018 of abuse of office.

04/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ruling party leads after early results in local elections

Mayoral contests in the four largest cities likely will need runoffs after the vote, overshadowed by the arrest on Friday of exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvili.

03/10/2021

Georgia

Detained ex-leader Saakashvili says 'freedom' at stake in Georgia vote

The former president's arrest has considerably raised the stakes in Saturday's vote, seen as a test for the increasingly unpopular ruling party Georgian Dream.

02/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili arrested upon return

The south Caucasus nation's ex-leader, detained upon his return from exile, has called for people to vote against the ruling party in this weekend's local elections.

01/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ex-President faces arrest if he returns for local elections

Mikheil Saakashvili, who is based in Ukraine, says he plans to return to Georgia to help "save the country".

28/09/2021

Focus

Eco-tourism in Georgia, a boost for the economy and for the environment

In partnership with Batumi Georgia

Georgia's Colchic rainforests and wetlands have just been recognised by UNESCO and added to its World Heritage List. The country is now looking to further protect the unique biodiversity of this area whilst boosting the economy with eco-tourism.

28/09/2021

Focus

Batumi: The gateway to UNESCO’s new natural world heritage sites in Georgia

In partnership with Batumi Georgia

Tornike Rijvadze, the government chairman of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara in Georgia tells of the region's plans to boost eco-tourism and make it the place to visit.

28/09/2021

Experiences

Georgia’s bizarre festival of boulder tossing is called Kvirikoba

A look at religious rituals and some bizarre sporting traditions in Georgia's Svaneti region.

22/08/2021