Tag: Georgian
Georgian judoka Tushishvili disqualified from Olympics for “unsportsmanlike conduct” against Riner
Georgian Guram Tushishvili, Olympic vice-champion in Tokyo, was disqualified from the 2024 Olympics for his ” unsportsmanlike behavior ” in his quarter-final defeat against Frenchman Teddy Riner, the organizers announced…
Georgian law setback for democracy
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Protesters with the Georgian flag and the EU flag in front of a wall of policemen – Image from Monday 13 May. Photo: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP/TT…
Continued protests against the new Georgian bill
Over the weekend, up to 50,000 people gathered nightly in central Tbilisi to demonstrate against the law, which they say could bring Georgia closer to Russia, reports Reuters. Overnight into…
More than 200,000 demonstrated in Tbilisi on Saturday – Georgian government plans to pass ‘Russian law’ on foreign agents | Foreign countries
With the law, the government could close down independent non-governmental organizations and media in the same way as the law has been used against civil society in Russia. At least…
Grandson Georgian soldier visits Soviet Field of Honor in Leusden: ‘Proud of my grandfather’
At the end of World War II, Ilja Beroeashvili, like many Georgians working in the Netherlands, revolted against the Germans. When he and other Georgians stole 88 German hand grenades…
Many arrested and injured in Georgian protests
In a communiqué from the Ministry of the Interior in the capital Tbilisi, the number of arrests is stated at 66. In connection with the actions, 50 police officers are…
Russian consumption is falling due to economic pressures, but there is no panic in everyday life in Moscow – you can buy Georgian wine instead of Italian Chianti
MOSCOW The economic mood of the Muscovites interviewed by is quite calm. No one says that they had to save especially, and the rise in prices has not seemed unusual.…
Georgian Vakhtang Kikabidze, legend of Soviet cinema and variety, is dead
Nicknamed “Bouba” in the four corners of what was the USSR, Vakhtang Kikabidze was one of the sacred monsters of Soviet Georgian cinema and the author of hits that have…
Georgian strategy towards Russia and its limits
In recent weeks, many experts or politicians have said that we must speak with Russia, in the context of the risks of war in Ukraine. Others believe that it is…