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
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
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
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 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
Uncovering Europe Why Georgia's elections could be make or break for its democracy With a return of heavyweight politicians, a global pandemic, malign external influences and the inauguration of a newly-reformed electoral system, Georgia's parliamentary elections are set to be a crucial test for the country. 30/10/2020
Ukraine Ex-Georgian president Saakashvili makes triumphant return to Ukraine Former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, was greeted by cheering supporters and music as he returned from exile to Ukraine on Wednesday after the country's newly-elected president Volodymyr Zelensky reinstated his citizenship. 28/05/2019
Georgia Georgia’s democracy stronger than Russia’s blackmail, says Saakashvili Georgia’s democracy stronger than Russia’s blackmail, says Saakashvili 02/11/2018
Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili speaks to Euronews: interview transcript Georgia’s democracy stronger than Russia’s blackmail, says ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili 02/11/2018
Ukraine Ukraine: Anti-government activists and police clash near parliament Security forces moved in to clear a protest camp set up by supporters of opposition leader and former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili 03/03/2018
Ukraine Ukraine judge frees opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili Saakashvili dismisses accusations of wanting to stage a coup as politically motivated 11/12/2017
Ukraine Saakashvili supporters rally in Kiev Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Ukrainian capital Kiev calling for the release of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili from custody and for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to step down. 10/12/2017
Ukraine Ukraine police recapture ex-Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili It is the latest extraordinary episode in a surreal game of hide and seek between Saakashvili and Ukrainian authorities 09/12/2017
Ukraine Saakashvili supporters in Ukraine free him from Kyiv police detention Supporters of the former Georgian president have freed him from a police van after an attempt to detain him in Ukraine 05/12/2017
world news Saakashvili served papers over border breach Authorities formally serve notice on Mikheil Saakashvili charging him with illegal entry into Ukraine 12/09/2017
Ukraine Saakashvili supporters sweep aside Ukrainian border guards to get him into the country By weight of numbers supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili have defied the Ukrainian authorities on the Polish border and forced his entry into the country. 10/09/2017
Ukraine Services no longer required, Saakasvili denied entry to Ukraine Ukraine has stopped the former Governor of Odessa, Mikheil Saakasvili, at the Polish border, and denied him entry. 10/09/2017
