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10.05.2009, 12:57 2 comments

“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.

Nino Burdzhanadze (AFP Photo / George Abdaladze / Pool) 24.03.2009, 00:47

Georgian government discredits opposition?

Opposition leader and former Parliament Speaker Nino Burdzhanadze said the authorities have launched ‘punitive action’ against her party. Several party members have been detained.

Photo from site interpress.ge 07.04.2009, 20:38

Georgian government gets help to tackle opposition?

A Ukrainian cargo ship carrying rubber bullets and batons has arrived in the Georgian port of Poti, according to Georgian media.

Georgian special forces soldiers keep watch during a rally by opposition protestors (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 24.05.2009, 09:53

Georgian police rampant after military mutiny

In Georgia, almost three dozen people have been arrested in connection with a tank battalion mutiny earlier this month. Opposition and rights activists are demanding a criminal investigation into police actions.

Georgia's President Mikheil Saashvili and a U.S. military instructor 16.08.2009, 09:21 12 comments

Georgians question alliance with the US

While the US is sending marines to Georgia to train a Georgian battalion, set to be deployed on a mission in Afghanistan next spring, ordinary people in Georgia are not so sure the country has chosen the right friend.

Joe Biden (L) and Mikhail Saakashvili (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 24.07.2009, 15:03 9 comments

US pledges continuing support for Georgia

US Vice President Joe Biden has visited Georgia and confirmed that Washington will support their NATO aspirations. However, despite promises to stand by the Caucasus state, the US stance towards it seems reserved.

03.03.2010, 20:20 10 comments

Georgian opposition leader Nino Burjanadze pays a visit to Moscow

The former head of Parliament, and now a prominent leader of the Georgian opposition, Nino Burjanadze is striving to change the face of Georgian politics forever.

Georgia, Tbilisi (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) 11.06.2010, 14:12 10 comments

US admits failure in its strategy towards Georgia

The US Administration has Georgia on their minds – and it's not one of the fifty states.

04.08.2010, 22:41 8 comments

Moscow calls on world to stop selling weapons to Georgia – official

Moscow insists that the international community should refrain from selling weaponry to Georgia, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has said.

Photo by Norvezhsky Lesnoy 02.11.2009, 13:17 6 comments

US diplomat spotted at illegal rally in Moscow – report

Moscow police have caught a Bond, but not the James Bond. A senior US embassy official named Bond was allegedly detained at an unauthorized opposition rally on Saturday in central Moscow.

Did Saakashvili get a shoe salute?

Published: 01 September, 2009, 17:08


A Georgian newspaper claims that Mikhail Saakashvili took a shoe to the head during his recent visit to the Abkhazian border. The Georgian Government denies such an incident ever happened.

 
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