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Georgia's parliament speaker vows to override presidential veto on divisive foreign influence law

May 20, 2024 10:11 pm

The law, passed by the parliament earlier this month, requires media and nongovernmental organisations and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.

Dozens of protesters against so-called 'Russian law' arrested in Georgia as police crack down

May 01, 2024 7:09 pm

Dozens of people have been arrested in Georgia after police in the capital used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside Parliament to protest a controversial bill which they argue limits media freedom.

Tens of thousands gather in Tbilisi to demand snap elections in Georgia

November 17, 2019 9:23 pm

The protest took place days after the parliament failed to pass a planned electoral reform, a move to full proportional representation from the present mixed system.

Monkey business

June 16, 2015 12:00 am

As Tbilisi is finding out, animals are surprisingly good at great escapes.

Georgia: Zoo animals roam free in Tbilisi after heavy flooding

June 14, 2015 7:22 pm

Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals have escaped from the zoo in Georgia's capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting authorities to warn residents in Tbilisi to say inside.

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Georgia floods: Last of the missing lions, tigers of Tbilisi zoo found

June 18, 2015 12:43 pm

Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals have escaped from the zoo in Georgia’s capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures.

Georgia floods: Hippo, bear found on streets as animals escape Tbilisi zoo

June 15, 2015 12:09 pm

At least eight people have been killed in the disaster, including three zoo workers, and 10 are missing.

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