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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.

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The best stories of the year from Uncovering Europe

Each weekday at 7 pm CET we bring you a European story that goes beyond the headlines to find the real issues shaping the continent. Here's the best of our Uncovering Europe series from 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.

Sport

Kramarenko's experimental rhythmic gymnastics triumph

In partnership with Divine Grace

The first-ever experimental rhythmic gymnastics international tournament “Divine Grace” has reached a triumphant conclusion in Moscow.

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My Europe Series

Was Russia behind the killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili?

Russia has always denied any involvement in the killing, which has escalated tensions between Berlin and Moscow

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.

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.

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.

Georgia

Former Georgian President Saakashvili passes out amid hunger strike

Mikheil Saakashvili has been on hunger strike during his imprisonment.

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.

World News

Protesters gather in Georgia for jailed former president, Saakashvili

Protests and hunger strikes take place in Georgia in support of jailed former president, Mikheil Saakashvili.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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