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Nov 30, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rayhan Demytrie
Georgia's pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government's decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold. Speaking to the BBC, Salome Zourabichvili, who has sided with the opposition, claimed the current parliament is "illegitimate" after allegations of fraud in last month's elections.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
msn.com | Jaroslav Lukiv |Rayhan Demytrie
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jaroslav Lukiv |Rayhan Demytrie
Police in Georgia have clashed with demonstrators in the centre of the capital Tbilisi protesting against last month's disputed election which they say was stolen by the government. The protesters had set up tents and barriers at a major junction near Tbilisi State University and security and riot police detained a number of people as they moved in to clear the area.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Rayhan Demytrie
How Georgia is helping old US cars end up in RussiaGeorgia has become a hub for international used cars [BBC]The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a multi-billion dollar hub for the international used car market. The vehicles are mostly sourced from the US, and many appear to be ending up in Russia. On the dusty outskirts of Rustavi, an industrial town 20km (12 miles) southeast of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, is a vast area of open-air carparks.
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May 28, 2024 | 
msn.com | Rayhan Demytrie
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May 28, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Rayhan Demytrie
Georgia's MPs have voted to overturn a presidential veto on a contentious “transparency on foreign influence” bill - often dubbed “foreign agents law” - which has sparked several weeks of protests in the capital Tbilisi. Under the legislation, media and non-governmental organisations that receive over 20% of their funding from abroad will have to register as “organisations acting in the interest of a foreign power”, submit themselves to stringent audits, or face punitive fines.
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May 14, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Rayhan Demytrie |Emily Atkinson
By Rayhan Demytrie in Tbilisi and Emily Atkinson for BBCGeorgia's parliament has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia's president, which parliament can override by holding an additional vote. Critics say the bill - which they call the "Russia law" - could be used to threaten civil liberties. Thousands of people were gathered near the parliament in Tbilisi to protest the decision.
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May 14, 2024 | 
pressnewsagency.org | Rayhan Demytrie |Emily Atkinson
By Rayhan Demytrie in Tbilisi and Emily AtkinsonBBC News14 May 2024, 08:41 BSTUpdated 22 minutes agoGeorgia’s parliament has voted through a divisive “foreign agent” law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia’s president, which parliament can override by holding an additional vote. Critics previously said the bill – which they call the “Russia law” – could be used to threaten civil liberties.
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May 14, 2024 | 
newsfounded.com | Rayhan Demytrie |Emily Atkinson
By Rayhan Demytrie in Tbilisi and Emily AtkinsonBBC NewsMay 14, 2024, 08:41 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoGeorgia’s parliament voted through a divisive “foreign agent” law that sparked weeks of mass street protests. However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia’s president, which parliament can override by holding an additional vote. Critics say the bill – which they call “Russia’s law” – could be used to threaten civil liberties.
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May 11, 2024 | 
msn.com | Rayhan Demytrie
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