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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.

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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.

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.

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".

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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.

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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.

Moments

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.

Georgia

US donates half a million Pfizer vaccine doses to Georgia

Half a million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia early on Saturday.

Georgia

Euroviews. Georgia is still a long way off showing it adheres to EU values | View

"The recent violence in Tbilisi against a planned gay pride parade and some journalists reporting the event, one of whom has now died, show just how far Georgia still needs to go to adopt EU and UK values."

Georgia

Tributes paid to Georgian journalist who died after beating

Hundreds of journalists gathered in Georgia to pay tribute to a cameraman who died after being beaten last week by far-right activists.

Georgia

Georgia: Thousands demand president resigns over journalist's death

Cameraman Alexander Lashkarava was beaten by a mob while covering an anti-LGBT march.

Georgia

Euroviews. Georgia's future is European | View

Georgia's president Salome Zourabichvili and European Council president Charles Michel hail the deal they say has ended the country's political crisis.

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