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The leader of Georgia's opposition United National Movement (ENM) was freed from prison on May 10 after the European Union posted his bail to help end the country's protracted political crisis.
Wolves, foxes, lynx, porcupines, and badgers all get starring roles on a network of cameras set up by conservationists in Georgia's Chachuna protected area. The project helps monitor the numbers and behavior of wildlife and provides clues about the overall health of the ecosystem.
Popular Georgian actor Kakhi Kavsadze, who was well-known in the former Soviet Union, has died at the age of 85 of complications caused by COVID-19.
Two men have been apprehended in Georgia for attempting to sell a radioactive substance.
An ongoing protest against the construction of the Namakhvani hydropower plant in western Georgia continued on April 14 as demonstrators gathered near the village of Gumati and later decamped to the regional capital, Kutaisi.
Several dozen people spent the night of April 8 outside the parliament building in Tbilisi in honor of the victims of a Soviet massacre 32 years ago. On April 9, 1989, Soviet troops killed 20 protesters who were taking part in a peaceful anti-Soviet demonstration in the Georgian capital.
The jailed leader of Georgia's main opposition force has gone on trial in a case that has deepened a protracted postelection political crisis in the South Caucasus country.
Georgian rescuers have recovered the bodies of four people who drowned in the Inguri River after trying to sneak across the administrative border separating the breakaway Abkhazia region from Tbilisi-controlled territory, to avoid coronavirus quarantine rules.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in isolation.
Twenty-five-year old Pegah plays music on the street, gathers with friends in the park, and dresses as she pleases -- all things that were difficult in her native Iran. After repeated arrests for violating Iran's dress code, she fled to Georgia, where she's finding her way in a more open society.
Vladimir Pozner, veteran TV journalist and commentator working for the Russian state TV had to cut short his visit to Georgia after his arrival sparked protests in Tbilisi on March 31. (RFE/RL's Georgian Service)
Veteran Russian journalist and television host Vladimir Pozner has cut short a visit to Georgia to celebrate his 87th birthday after harassment from local activists and opposition groups angry over his stance on Georgian territorial integrity.
Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Kakhaber Sabanadze has resigned amid media reports he ordered the intentional disruption of a gathering of opposition groups and used illegal surveillance to keep track of some politicians.
Georgian officials are investigating the death of a 27-year-old Georgian nurse to see if it is tied to her receiving AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine.
Medical workers in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine as the country began its COVID-19 vaccination rollout on March 15. The rollout extends to several other Georgian cities, with 29 vaccination centers already open and another 58 set to open.
Georgian authorities have launched a national coronavirus vaccine rollout by inoculating medical workers with the shot produced by Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca, rejecting rising concerns over side effects.
The de facto parliament of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia has approved a new figure to lead the next government, ending nearly six months of political deadlock and an opposition boycott.
Opposition parties have called for Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili to step down amid fresh allegations he is beholden to the ruling party's billionaire founder.
A few dozen young Georgians staged a picket in central Tbilisi on March 6 against government’s restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (RFE/RL's Georgian Service)
Nano Mikautadze used to cover her head in public after an autoimmune disorder caused her hair to fall out. But in her 20s, she stopped wearing head scarves and decorated her scalp with a floral tattoo. RFE/RL's Georgian Service spoke with Mikautadze about how she celebrates her unique traits.
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