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Rallies continue at the Iranian Embassy in Tbilisi amid deadly crackdown on protests in Iran. Georgian protesters joined Iranian demonstrators in solidarity.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Rallies continue at the Iranian Embassy in Tbilisi amid deadly crackdown on protests in Iran. Georgian protesters joined Iranian demonstrators in solidarity.
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Crowds marched in Tbilisi in support of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli on the anniversary of her arrest.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Crowds marched in Tbilisi in support of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli on the anniversary of her arrest.
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Georgian protesters marked Orthodox Christmas once again on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue, gathering across the Kashveti Church and performing carols. Day 405 of non-stop protests.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Georgian protesters marked Orthodox Christmas once again on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue, gathering across the Kashveti Church and performing carols. Day 405 of non-stop protests.
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Saturday protest marches continue in Tbilisi during holiday season. Day 402 of non-stop protests in Georgia.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Saturday protest marches continue in Tbilisi during holiday season. Day 402 of non-stop protests in Georgia.
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Tamar Mearakishvili, a Georgian civic activist, has been released from prison in Tskhinvali, the Georgian State Security Service confirmed to several media outlets. According to the SSSG, Mearakishvili is now in Tbilisi-controlled territory.
December 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Tamar Mearakishvili, a Georgian civic activist, has been released from prison in Tskhinvali, the Georgian State Security Service confirmed to several media outlets. According to the SSSG, Mearakishvili is now in Tbilisi-controlled territory.
Large Saturday marches continue in Tbilisi as non-stop daily protests enter day 395. Students joined with a separate march.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Large Saturday marches continue in Tbilisi as non-stop daily protests enter day 395. Students joined with a separate march.
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Daily protests continue in Tbilisi as police warn to enforce new laws that extend protest restrictions to sidewalks.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Daily protests continue in Tbilisi as police warn to enforce new laws that extend protest restrictions to sidewalks.
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'Regime is poisoning us' - march in Tbilisi following BBC investigation to demand accountability on alleged use of toxic chemicals against protesters last year.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
'Regime is poisoning us' - march in Tbilisi following BBC investigation to demand accountability on alleged use of toxic chemicals against protesters last year.
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🎥 Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
"River of people will not stop" - large crowds gather in Tbilisi to mark the anniversary of non-stop protests triggered by November 28, 2024 Georgian Dream announcement on halting EU integration.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"River of people will not stop" - large crowds gather in Tbilisi to mark the anniversary of non-stop protests triggered by November 28, 2024 Georgian Dream announcement on halting EU integration.
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Ivanishvili, however, does not expect to receive the disputed money, as his lawyer cited the U.S. sanctions against him and accused the “deep state” of “political persecution” and “bandit-style racketeering.”
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November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ivanishvili, however, does not expect to receive the disputed money, as his lawyer cited the U.S. sanctions against him and accused the “deep state” of “political persecution” and “bandit-style racketeering.”
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Georgian protesters have turned to loud marches in downtown Tbilisi as police continue to prevent them from blocking Rustaveli Avenue. Police officers struggled to control movement of groups of demonstrators as they paced through narrow streets.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Georgian protesters have turned to loud marches in downtown Tbilisi as police continue to prevent them from blocking Rustaveli Avenue. Police officers struggled to control movement of groups of demonstrators as they paced through narrow streets.
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Giorgi Gakharia, ex-prime minister and leader of opposition For Georgia party currently in exile, faces up to 13 years in prison as Georgian prosecutors charge him over his 2019 actions during “Gavrilov’s Night” and the Chorchana checkpoint tensions, when he was serving as Interior Minister.
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Giorgi Gakharia, ex-prime minister and leader of opposition For Georgia party currently in exile, faces up to 13 years in prison as Georgian prosecutors charge him over his 2019 actions during “Gavrilov’s Night” and the Chorchana checkpoint tensions, when he was serving as Interior Minister.
Turkey’s defense ministry confirmed that 20 service members died in a military plane crash in Georgia on November 11.
Read in full: civil.ge/archives/710417
Read in full: civil.ge/archives/710417
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Turkey’s defense ministry confirmed that 20 service members died in a military plane crash in Georgia on November 11.
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More than 100 people are estimated to have been arrested since Georgia’s disputed parliament made blocking roads punishable by immediate detention.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
More than 100 people are estimated to have been arrested since Georgia’s disputed parliament made blocking roads punishable by immediate detention.
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With stricter laws and over 100 detained, protesters continue to block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue every evening, with traffic closed for shorter periods of time before police pushes demonstrators back to sidewalks. Day 337 of #GeorgiaProtests
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October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
With stricter laws and over 100 detained, protesters continue to block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue every evening, with traffic closed for shorter periods of time before police pushes demonstrators back to sidewalks. Day 337 of #GeorgiaProtests
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"To the end! To the victory!" - Georgians march in protest on the anniversary of disputed parliamentary elections and day 333 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests
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October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"To the end! To the victory!" - Georgians march in protest on the anniversary of disputed parliamentary elections and day 333 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests
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Demonstrators briefly blocked Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue near Parliament before police cleared the area for traffic. About 20 people were reportedly arrested today for blocking the road in previous days.
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📽️ Ana Kvernadze
October 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Demonstrators briefly blocked Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue near Parliament before police cleared the area for traffic. About 20 people were reportedly arrested today for blocking the road in previous days.
📽️ Ana Kvernadze
📽️ Ana Kvernadze
Protesters again manage to block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue despite police objections and dozens of arrests over the past few days as stricter rally laws take effect. #GeorgiaProtests
October 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Protesters again manage to block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue despite police objections and dozens of arrests over the past few days as stricter rally laws take effect. #GeorgiaProtests
Police snatched several protesters after Rustaveli Avenue was again blocked as part of daily Tbilisi rallies. Dozens were detained in the past days amid stricter protest laws.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Police snatched several protesters after Rustaveli Avenue was again blocked as part of daily Tbilisi rallies. Dozens were detained in the past days amid stricter protest laws.
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Protesters again block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue in first rally after new laws took force introducing jail time for protest-related offences, and despite police warnings to identify and punish protesters who disobey. Day 324 of #GeorgiaProtests
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October 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Protesters again block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue in first rally after new laws took force introducing jail time for protest-related offences, and despite police warnings to identify and punish protesters who disobey. Day 324 of #GeorgiaProtests
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Georgia’s Interior Ministry fined Finnish FM and current OSCE chair Elina Valtonen GEL 5,000 (USD 1800) for “blocking the road” after she attended a routine anti-government and pro-EU rally on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue on the night of October 15 and expressed support for peaceful protests.
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Georgia’s Interior Ministry fined Finnish FM and current OSCE chair Elina Valtonen GEL 5,000 (USD 1800) for “blocking the road” after she attended a routine anti-government and pro-EU rally on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue on the night of October 15 and expressed support for peaceful protests.
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has canceled a planned meeting with Elina Valtonen, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finnish Foreign Minister, after she attended the ongoing nightly rally on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue.
More: civil.ge/archives/706443
More: civil.ge/archives/706443
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has canceled a planned meeting with Elina Valtonen, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finnish Foreign Minister, after she attended the ongoing nightly rally on Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue.
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More: civil.ge/archives/706443
Poet Zviad Ratiani was sentenced to two years in prison after Tbilisi City Court Judge Giorgi Gelashvili, in a last-minute decision, reclassified the charge from assaulting a police officer to a less severe “resistance, threat or violence” against an official.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Poet Zviad Ratiani was sentenced to two years in prison after Tbilisi City Court Judge Giorgi Gelashvili, in a last-minute decision, reclassified the charge from assaulting a police officer to a less severe “resistance, threat or violence” against an official.
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"No justice - no peace" - protesters respond with a vibrant march as Georgian Dream threatens to end daily Rustaveli Avenue rallies. Day 315 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests
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October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"No justice - no peace" - protesters respond with a vibrant march as Georgian Dream threatens to end daily Rustaveli Avenue rallies. Day 315 of non-stop #GeorgiaProtests
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Many protesters remain on a large section of Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue parallel to tensions some three hundred meters away.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Many protesters remain on a large section of Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue parallel to tensions some three hundred meters away.
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