Georgia Protesters Attempt to Storm Parliament Building
Thousands of protesters have tried to storm the parliament building in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and are calling for the government's resignation.
The unrest was sparked by the appearance Thursday of Russian legislator Sergei Gavrilov in the building as part of an assembly of legislators from Orthodox Christian countries.
Gavrilov's support for independence for the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia and his support of Russian President Vladimir Putin has stoked animosity in Georgia.
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Dozens of people have been injured in the Georgian capital of Tiblisi after large crowds tried storming Georgia's parliament building. Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse the protesters. The unrest was sparked after an invited Russian lawmaker addressed the assembly from the speaker's seat. Georgia has no diplomatic relations with Moscow and fought a short war with Russia in 2008.
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Georgia: Water cannons deployed to disperse protesters in Tbilisi
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At least 18 people were detained in Tbilisi on Monday as protesters gathered for a fourth day to demonstrate against the Georgian parliament's rejection of electoral reform.
The police used water cannons to disperse the protesters who were blocking the entrance to the parliament building. Georgian Interior Ministry said that 18 people had been arrested on Monday.
The protests were triggered last Thursday after constitutional amendments aiming to change the parliamentary election system to an entirely proportional vote, beginning in 2020, were blocked by ruling party lawmakers.
Large-scale political reforms were announced by the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, who previously promised to hold next year's election under a fully proportional voting system.
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Thousands of Georgian Protesters Try to Storm Parliament
Police have fired a volley of tear gas at a massive throng of protesters outside the Georgian national parliament, who are trying to storm the building and are demanding the government's resignation.
The clouds of gas appeared to do little to discourage the crowd. Police earlier Thursday turned back an attempt by the crowd to storm the building, then pushed back another surge about two hours later.
Some demonstrators were seen hoisting shields that apparently had been seized from riot police.
The unrest was sparked by the appearance Thursday of Russian legislator Sergei Gavrilov in the building as part of an assembly of legislators from Orthodox Christian countries.
Gavrilov has supported support for independence for the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, over which Georgia lost control in a 2008 war with Russia. He is also a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a figure despised by many Georgians.
Georgia and Russia broke diplomatic relations after the war and although steps have been made to restore normal relations, animosity toward Russia is strong and many Georgians resent any sort of official visit by Russians.
The visit of the Russian delegation of the Orthodox assembly already had prompted complaints, but the anger turned into a street protest after Gavrilov sat in the chair of the Georgian parliament speaker during a session of the assembly.
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Thousands of protesters attempt to storm the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, furious that a Russian lawmaker addressed the assembly from the speaker's seat during an international event. Demanding that the parliamentary speaker resign, about 10,000 protesters broke riot police cordons to enter the parliament's courtyard, an AFP reporter witnessed. Police pushed them back, but several protesters continued trying to enter the building. IMAGES of protesters gathered outside the parliament
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Georgians to vote in parliamentary elections
Georgians head to the polls on Sunday for the first parliamentary elections since the pro-Western reformist government of Mikheil Saakashvili lost to the Georgian Dream coalition in 2012.
The campaign leading to the election turned violent and the rhetoric has grown heated.
Al Jazeera’s Robin Forestier Walker reports from Tbilisi.
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Protests demanding for the ousting of the ruling govt, have paralyzed Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi after a Russian MP spoke in the Georgian parliament and cops cracked down brutally on protesters.
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Georgian president blames Russia for stirring unrest in Tbilisi
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Georgia: Thousands join third day of protest outside parliament
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Thousands of people gathered outside of the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi on Saturday as anti-government protests entered their third day.
Demonstrators called for the resignation of Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia and for the release all who were detained during the last two days of protest action.
At least 240 people, including 80 police officers, were injured as protesters clashed with the law enforcement outside the parliament building on Thursday evening and in the early hours of Friday. The violent clashes led Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze to resign.
The protests began after Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov addressed the audience from the seat of the Georgian parliamentary speaker during the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy on Thursday. A number of Georgian opposition politicians left the session in protest.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, suspending flights to Georgia by Russian airlines starting from July 8.
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Georgia protesters march on to ruling party's HQ
(22 Jun 2019) Protesters marched through the streets of Tbilisi late on Saturday to finish in front of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party headquarters.
Thousands of demonstrators had earlier crowded outside Georgia's parliament for the third straight day of rallies which have kindled tensions in the country and prompted Russia to block air connections with its neighbour.
Protest organiser Shota Didhmelashvili said the government was hoping the demonstrations would run out of steam, but we will be here each and every day until our demands are satisfied.
The throng was mostly orderly but insistent in its array of demands, which included the resignation of the interior minister over harsh tactics by police in breaking up a rally Thursday in which at least 240 people were injured.
The protests were ignited by the appearance of an official Russian delegation in the Georgian parliament building as part of an assembly of legislators from Orthodox Christian countries.
The demonstrators consider Georgia's current government to be overly cooperative with Russia.
Protesters have also demanded early parliamentary elections and a change in the system so legislators are chosen fully proportionally rather than the current mix of party-list and single-mandate representatives.
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Tbilisi marchers demand government resigns
(25 Nov 2019) Thousands marched through central Tbilisi on Monday evening demanding the resignation of the government and snap parliamentary elections.
Demonstrators plan to block entrances to the Parliament to prevent the session scheduled for Tuesday morning.
(Bidzina) Ivanishvili has to go, otherwise, there won't be any peace here, Gigi Ugulava, the leader of the opposition European Georgia Party said.
The Georgian Dream party, which dominates the country's politics and holds a strong majority in the legislature, had promised a constitutional amendment under which all seats filled in next year's parliamentary election would be allotted according to the percentage of votes each party receives nationwide.
The promise was key to cooling down tensions after days of sometimes-violent demonstrations in Tbilisi during the summer, but many Georgian Dream legislators voted against the measure.
Riot police dispersed the crowd with water cannons on November 18 when demonstrators tried to prevent the work of the Parliament.
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Opposition protests continue in Georgian capital
(27 Jun 2019) Protesters gathered on Thursday evening in Tbilisi for the eighth straight day of demonstrations.
Hundreds marched towards the residence of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire who heads the governing Georgian Dream party, to demand the resignation of the interior minister in connection with harsh police actions last week.
There should be political accountability for (a) minister whose blunders at best have caused the bloody night, said protester Giga Bokeria.
More than 240 people were injured last week as police fired rubber bullets and water cannons to turn back crowds trying to enter the parliament building.
The protests in Tbilisi were set off by the visit of an official Russian delegation to the parliament and later expanded to demand snap parliamentary elections.
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LIVE: Anti-government protests in Tbilisi continue for the fourth day
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Ruptly is live from Tbilisi on Sunday, June 23, as demonstrators gather to protest against the Georgian government for the fourth day in a row.
At least 240 people including 80 police officers were injured as anti-government protesters clashed with the law enforcement officials outside the parliament building on Thursday evening and in the early hours of Friday morning. The violent clashes led Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze to resign.
The rally began after Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov addressed the audience from the seat of the Georgian parliamentary speaker during the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy on Thursday. A number of Georgian opposition politicians left the session in protest.
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Anti-Russia protesters met with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in Georgia
Thousands of protesters have tried to storm the parliament building in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The unrest was sparked by the appearance of Russian legislator Sergei Gavrilov as part of an assembly of legislators from Orthodox Christian countries. Gavrilov's support for independence for the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia and his support of Russian president Vladimir Putin has stoked animosity in Georgia. Riot police used rubber bullets and teargas to prevent the crowd from storming the parliament building. Thirty-nine police officers and 30 civilians were treated in hospital after the clashes.
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Thousands protest Georgia election reform failure
(17 Nov 2019) Protesters blocked all entrances to the Parliament of Georgia on Sunday in an attempt to pressure the government to hold snap parliamentary elections.
Demonstrators vowed to prevent anyone entering the parliament until their demands are met.
It is one of the most important moments in our history when we stand for freedom, we stand for our right to vote, Georgia's former President Giorgi Margvelashivli told the Associated Press.
Thousands of protesters are demonstrating outside the parliament in Georgia, demanding snap elections for the Caucasus country's legislature after lawmakers failed to pass a promised electoral-reform measure.
The Georgian Dream party, which dominates the country's politics and holds a strong majority in the parliament, had promised a constitutional amendment under which all seats filled in the 2020 parliamentary election would be allotted by the percentage of votes received by a party nationwide.
The promise was key to cooling down tensions after days of sometimes-violent demonstrations in Tbilisi in the summer.
But many Georgian Dream legislators voted against the measure on Thursday and it failed.
Demonstrators pledged on Sunday they would continue the protests and continue to block the capital's main avenue.
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Georgia: Protesters return to parliament, this time with a bust of Internal Affairs Minister
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Protesters again gathered outside the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi on Monday.
“Georgia’s citizens showed that we are democratic country, that in Georgia we have a strong civil society, in Georgia we have strong young generation which will always defend democracy of country,” said one of the leaders of the united opposition of Georgia, Giorgi Vashadze,
Protesters also erected a bust of Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia whom they demanded resign.
The protests began after Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov addressed the Georgian Parliament in Russian from the seat of the Georgian parliamentary speaker during the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy on Thursday, prompting several Georgian opposition politicians to leave the session.
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Protests continue for 5th day straight in Georgian capital
(24 Jun 2019) Protests continued into the night on Monday in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, as thousands of demonstrators rallied in front of the Parliament, demanding the ouster of the interior minister whom they blame for a violent dispersal of a rally last Thursday.
It's the fifth day of protest in the capital, and comes as the leader of Georgia's ruling party promises to hold the next parliamentary election based entirely on a proportionate system, fulfilling a key demand of anti-government protesters.
Throngs of demonstrators earlier tried to storm parliament, angered by a Russian lawmaker taking the speaker's seat during an international meeting of lawmakers.
The protest reflected simmering anger against Russia, which routed Georgia in a 2008 war and maintains a military presence in Georgia's two breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The protesters consider Bidzina Ivanishvili, chairman of ruling Georgian Dream Party, Georgia's richest man who made his fortune in Russia, a conduit of Moscow's influence and see the ruling party as overly friendly to Russian interests.
The protests have marked the largest outpouring of anger against the party since it took power in 2012.
Officials said at least 240 people were injured when riot police used tear gas and water cannons and fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters last week.
More than 300 demonstrators have been arrested.
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Protests continue outside Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi
Any measures that damage ties between Russia and Georgia must be avoided, Vladimir Putin said. As for the Georgian TV host who targeted him with an abusive rant, the man is too insignificant to be mentioned, the President added.
“I wouldn’t introduce sanctions against Georgia out of respect for its people,” Putin said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the parliament had urged the Russian government to ban imports of Georgian wine and table water, as well as to restrict money transfers to the country, among other measures.
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