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Georgia releases detained protesters after dropping 'foreign agents' law

Authorities in Georgia said Thursday that demonstrators detained during anti-government rallies had been released, after the Caucasus country's ruling party announced it was dropping the contentious laws that sparked the rallies.

France 24

‘No to the Russian law’: Georgians protest ‘foreign agents’ bill

Police use water cannons and tear gas as thousands gather in Tbilisi in protest against a proposed foreign agents law.

Al Jazeera

Protesters clash with police over Georgia foreign agent bill

Thousands of protesters waving EU flags and chanting anti-Russian slogans are hosed down with water cannons in the Georgian capital as clashes over a controversial law turn violent.

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‘Foreign agents’ law: Why are protests taking place in Georgia?

A ‘foreign agent’ bill reminiscent of a controversial law passed in Russia has triggered protests in Tbilisi.

Al Jazeera

Protesters and police clash in Georgia for second day over ‘foreign agents’ law

Police fire teargas at protesters rallying against ‘Russian law’ critics say could harm efforts to join EU

The Guardian - UK

Thousands protest at Georgia ‘foreign agent’ bill

People have been massing for days in the capital, Tbilisi, to demonstrate against the proposed law

The Independent UK

Tear gas and water cannon used in Tbilisi on protesters who fear new law will stifle press

Georgian authorities used tear gas and water cannon outside the parliament building in the capital Tuesday against protesters who oppose a proposed law some see as stifling freedom of the press.

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Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits

Georgian authorities have used tear gas and water cannon outside the parliament building in the capital Tbilisi against protesters who oppose a proposed law some see as stifling freedom of the press

The Independent UK

A year on, what do young Russians think of the war in Ukraine?

We speak to six young Russians about the devastating conflict, which has entered a second year.

Al Jazeera

A year into the war, Russians in Georgia are viewed with suspicion

On the first day of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Nikolai Kireev sat with his three-year-old son and cried as he read the news.

Reuters

Jailed ex-Georgian leader appears in court by video link, seeking urgent medical treatment

Mikheil Saakashvili, the jailed former president of Georgia, appeared in court via video link on Wednesday to show how much weight he had lost while incarcerated, as associates renewed calls for him to be freed for urgent medical treatment.

Reuters

Musicians fleeing Russia find a new audience in Georgia

Until September, Aleksei Antropov was playing double bass for the Russian Philharmonic orchestra in Moscow.

Reuters

Commentary: To Georgians, Ukraine represents freedom and the potential for EU membership

Upon my arrival in the capital city of Tbilisi, the impact that the war in Ukraine has had on the conscience of Georgians became immediately apparent. Throughout the city, the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag hang proudly along with the red crosses of the Georgian flag. The war…

Chicago Tribune

The Ukrainians using embroidery to stand up to Russia

How artists, volunteers and designers turned a Ukrainian folk blouse and craft into symbols of defiance.

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Georgia's Saakashvili renews, then calls off hunger strike over court delays

Georgia's jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili declared a new hunger strike then abandoned it within hours on Wednesday as he faced further delay in a legal bid to get medical treatment abroad.

Daily Mirror

Fat dog turned into local landmark on Google Maps with glowing five star reviews

A stray dog has become a local landmark in Tbilisi, Georgia, after making a spot on the street her permanent home as she spends her days plodding up and down the road in search for snacks

Reuters

Russians who fled draft in no hurry to return from Georgia

A month after Russia said it had ended a recruitment drive for its war in Ukraine, men who fled to neighbouring Georgia to avoid the draft say they are in no rush to return home.

The Guardian - UK

‘We fight propaganda with art’: the Georgian festival hitting back at Putin

In a giant former Coca-Cola factory, Georgian and Ukrainian artists united for Culture Week Tbilisi, a show of defiance and solidarity that captured the harrowing reality of life under siege

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Reuters

From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin's war

As war chokes Europe, a small nation wedged beneath Russia is enjoying an unexpected economic boom.

Reuters

'I don't want to shoot anybody': war-averse Russians seek sanctuary in Georgia

Igor Tikhiy, a 49-year-old marketing professional, has a simple answer to the question of why he fled to Georgia last week, crossing the border in the dead of night on his bicycle.

Los Angeles Times

Russia’s military call-up is having major repercussions almost everywhere but the Ukrainian battlefield

TBILISI, Georgia — Less than three weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the call-up of 300,000 men to bolster army ranks decimated by battlefield routs in Ukraine. Now, in an extraordinary exodus, waves of fighting-age men have fled Russia in what appear to be roughly those same numbers.

Al Jazeera

Georgia’s rebel wheat farmers fight against dependence on Russia

Georgia relies on Russian wheat but as the Ukraine war drags on, local farmers are strengthening the domestic market.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: I've just returned from Georgia where they are angry about the conflict and fear an invasion

Arriving in the middle of the night at my Tbilisi hotel recently for a research project, I was told that my reservation had been rescinded and the hotel was now fully booked. A huge busload of Russian men had arrived at the hotel before me and were willing to pay…

Al Jazeera

Russians flock to Georgia, again, as Putin escalates war

New waves of Russians have arrived in Georgia, desperate to avoid joining troops in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russians flee to Georgia after Putin's mobilisation order

Russian men are fleeing into neighbouring Georgia to avoid being called-up to fight in a war they do not agree with following Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists for the conflict in Ukraine.

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