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“All mutiny will be punished” – frightened Saakashvili

Georgia has been rocked by the announcement of a possible coup d'etat by an army division. The news hit amid repeated clashes between the police and ongoing opposition rallies.

10.05.2009, 09:17 1 comment

“NATO’s war games in Georgia openly support Saakashvili’s shaky regime” – Putin

In an interview with the Japanese media, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin commented on NATO's war games in Georgia, situation in troubled Afghanistan, North Korean nuclear ambitions and other international thorny issues.

07.08.2009, 22:24 7 comments

Saakashvili was preparing the August war for years – Georgian scholars

Participants in a round table discussion in Tbilisi put the blame on the Saakashvili regime for a series of actions that brought about the August war.

Georgian police clash with opposition protesters in Tbilisi (AFP Photo)

09.07.2009, 19:37 3 comments

Will Georgian opposition outlast the summer?

The political stalemate in Georgia is taking a new twist. The Georgian government has recently worked out a draft law on manifestations – something which the opposition stands firmly against.

Mikhail Saakashvili (AFP photo / Vano Shlamov)

24.02.2009, 15:11 1 comment

‘Either you hold a referendum, or we’ll hold one for you’ – Georgian opposition

The Georgian opposition has presented President Saakashvili with an ultimatum: either he declares a referendum on a snap presidential election within ten days – or they will hold one themselves.

08.05.2009, 11:37

Hands of censorship choke Georgia’s TV сhannel

Georgia’s opposition has set up camp outside the Imedi TV station calling for attention to biased media coverage. In addition, they are threatening to block roads if Saakashvili doesn’t agree to talks in the next 3 days.

25.12.2009, 20:03 1 comment

“Demolition of WWII monument in Georgia is vengeance of sorts”

The results of the EU investigation into the war in 2008 were not favorable for Georgia, and the demolition of the Kutaisi monument is a kind of psychological vengeance for them, believes observer Ekaterina Kuznetsova.

Mikhail Saakashvili (AFP Photo / Victor Drachev)

11.04.2009, 15:34

‘Rabbit’ Saakashvili gets carrots and cabbages

Pressure is growing on Georgia’s president as the opposition is threatening civil disobedience. On Friday, protesters gathered near his residence, pelting it with carrots and cabbage, and calling him “a rabbit."

Georgian opposition wants Mikhail Saakashvili to resign

03.04.2009, 15:58 1 comment

Georgian president hounded by fiery messages

With the upcoming mass opposition rally in Georgia, activists are doing their best to give President Saakashvili the jitters. Outside his residence on Thursday night the message ‘Stop, Misha’ was written in flames.

David Bagrationi-Mukhraneli and Anna Bagrationi-Gruzinski (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov)

09.02.2009, 06:44

Royal wedding in Georgia captures public imagination

A blue-blood marriage in the Georgian capital Tbilisi has sparked rumours of the beginning of a new chapter in Georgia's history and the restoration of a constitutional monarchy.

Saakashvili and opposition fail to agree

Published: 11 May, 2009, 20:54

Mikhail Saakashvili (C) meets opposition leaders in Tbilisi on May 11, 2009 (AFP Photo / Pool / Irakli Gedenidze)

A two-hour meeting between President Mikhail Saakashvili and the leaders of Georgia's opposition has yielded no results. This comes after a month of mass protests demanding he step down.

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2 COMMENTS

N. G. Garret May 11, 2009, 17:39 quote

Perhaps Saakashvili should take his sack of cash from the USA and his high-priced wife to the USA!! He can always get ties to eat in the USA just like he can in the Republic of Georgia.

Count Cash May 11, 2009, 19:36 quote

He wanted to beat the people, and the opposition didn't He wanted autocratic control and they didn't He wanted to control the media, and they didn't He wanted government for himself and friends, they wanted it for the people So they disagreed!

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