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Lithuania Bans Georgian Officials Responsible for Crackdown on Protests
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Lithuania Bans Georgian Officials Responsible for Crackdown on Protests
2 December 2024

Lithuania has imposed a ban on entry for a number of Georgian officials. This was written on social media by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is soon to resign.

Russia says Georgia is moving
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Russia says Georgia is moving "along the Ukrainian path into a dark abyss"
2 December 2024

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on what is happening in Georgia today, in particular the position of the country's president, in his official Telegram channel.

Raids to find draft dodgers have begun in Dagestan and Ingushetia
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Raids to find draft dodgers have begun in Dagestan and Ingushetia
2 December 2024

Security forces, together with military registration and enlistment office employees, are conducting raids in Dagestan and Ingushetia as part of a covert mobilization. Checkpoints are being opened in Dagestani settlements, where young people are stopped to be taken to the military registration and enlistment office to check their military IDs. In addition, cases of targeted checks have been recorded. This was reported by the Chechen opposition Telegram channel Niyso.

224 people detained in Georgia over four days of protests
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224 people detained in Georgia over four days of protests
2 December 2024

224 protesters against the authorities have been detained in Georgia over four days of protests, the country's Interior Ministry reported. Two more people are under investigation in criminal cases: one of them threw an incendiary mixture at the parliament building, and the second injured a police officer with pyrotechnics.

Tbilisi protesters have not given up for the fourth night and are finding authoritative supporters
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Tbilisi protesters have not given up for the fourth night and are finding authoritative supporters
1 December 2024

Large-scale protests in the Georgian capital have been going on for the fourth day. Demonstrators, standing on the steps of the parliament, are throwing stones and firecrackers at the security forces. In response, special forces, sitting behind the columns, generously spray the protesters with a water cannon: the water is icy, the air temperature in the city is approaching zero. Local media reports that detentions have begun near the parliament building again.

Kobakhidze: There will be no repeat parliamentary elections in Georgia
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Kobakhidze: There will be no repeat parliamentary elections in Georgia
1 December 2024

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has ruled out the possibility of holding new parliamentary elections in the country. He said this in response to a question from a local journalist, TASS reports.

After three days of protests in Tbilisi, security forces did not completely disperse the protesters
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After three days of protests in Tbilisi, security forces did not completely disperse the protesters
1 December 2024

Mass protests against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on Georgia's accession to the European Union continued in Tbilisi at night.

Zurabishvili on the upcoming presidential appointment: There can be no inauguration
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Zurabishvili on the upcoming presidential appointment: There can be no inauguration
30 November 2024

On Saturday evening, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili made an official statement that she does not intend to resign. She argues that the parliament, which is supposed to elect a new head of state in December, is “illegitimate.”

Dagestan attacked by drones again
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Dagestan attacked by drones again
30 November 2024

Head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov reported an attempt to attack a drone in Kaspiysk. There was no information about damage or casualties.

In Tbilisi, police forcibly dispersed a rally of thousands: there are detainees and victims
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In Tbilisi, police forcibly dispersed a rally of thousands: there are detainees and victims
30 November 2024

The dispersal of a large-scale pro-European protest on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi lasted almost seven hours and ended by morning. After pushing the protesters to the Rustaveli metro station and cordoning them off, mass arrests took place, Newsgeorgia reports. Recall that the reason for the new wave of protests was the government's statement about freezing negotiations on the country's European integration.