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Wines for the Weekend: These wines from Georgia and South Africa have gained a following in wine circles
Georgia
Georgia protests continue as ally of authoritarian Georgian Dream party sworn in as president
Mikheil Kavelashvili inauguration marks final step in what critics call state capture by pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili
Georgian lawmakers elect former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili as president
Kavelashvili has alleged western agencies are seeking to drive Georgia into war with Russia
EU needs to be less ‘polite’ in resisting Russian attempts to sway elections
Worldview: Attacks include sabotage, assassinations, parcel bombs, cyber attacks, electoral interference, social media disinformation campaigns and the testing of military preparedness
Georgia’s president says she talked with Trump, Macron about ‘stolen election’
Opposition leaders detained by courts amid crackdown on pro-EU groups
Georgia: Opposition leaders detained by courts amid crackdown on pro-EU groups
Ruling Georgian Dream party says ongoing demonstrations represent attempt to stage a revolution
EU should halt visa-free travel with Georgia, Netherlands says
Tbilisi’s crackdown on opposition parties and protesters prompts Ukraine to impose sanctions on Georgian officials ‘handing over the country’ to Russia
Georgian opposition leader violently detained by police, says party
Incident occurred following six nights of protests against a government decision to suspend talks on the country joining the European Union
Georgian protesters defiant as government claims to have thwarted foreign-backed ‘revolution’
Constitutional court in Black Sea state rejects claims that parliamentary election was rigged
Georgia’s president urges EU to act as anti-government protests continue
Clashes in Tbilisi after ruling party shelves EU accession talks following contentious election
Thousands continue to protest in Georgian capital over EU membership and contested election results
Several diplomats in western capitals have resigned over Russia-leaning government’s decision to take EU accession talks ‘off the agenda’
Clashes in Georgia as decision to shelve EU talks reignites anger over ‘rigged’ election
Police used tear gas, pepper spray and force on Friday morning as groups rallied near the parliament building in Tbilisi
Dozens injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities
Georgia facing potential constitutional crisis after president and opposition parties boycott first session of new parliament in protest at allegedly rigged elections
A Bolshoi Ballet star brings Swan Lake to Ireland: ‘Ballet is an art and it should not be political’
The renowned former ballerina Nina Ananiashvili has spent 20 years transforming the State Ballet of Georgia, which is about to make its first visit to Dublin
Georgian demonstrators vow to oust Moscow-leaning government after contested election
Ruling party Georgian Dream defends ballot as clean as opposition plans potentially long protest campaign
Georgia’s ‘fear zones’ – EU monitors and local volunteers keep watch near Russian-occupied areas
Russian troops run border fences through people’s land and seize those who stray into South Ossetia
Georgia says partial recount confirms ruling party’s win in contested election
Government insists EU bid still on track despite scathing report from Brussels
Russia regains influence in its ‘near abroad’ as West wraps itself in red lines
Embattled Ukraine warns that Georgia and Moldova are being pulled back towards Moscow
Georgian president defies prosecutors as crisis over ‘stolen’ election deepens
EU warns Tbilisi of risks to membership path and US decries ‘democratic backsliding’
Georgian opposition says partial recount not enough after ‘stolen’ election
Ruling party rejects any re-run of ballot as EU warns of ‘very worrying’ time in Black Sea state
Thousands protest in Georgia against election outcome as opposition groups refuse to accept defeat
Thousands protest in Tbilisi to accuse ruling party of ‘stealing’ parliamentary elections
‘Blatant fraud’: Georgia’s opposition calls for protests over election result
Ruling Georgian Dream party accused of rigging elections and turning state towards Russia and away from future EU membership
‘For them, the Soviet past is something to protect’: History a political battleground in Stalin’s homeland
Georgia’s ruling party accused of slide towards Russia and autocracy before Saturday’s pivotal election
Georgia’s high-stakes election clouded by fears of foul play and street protests
Neither ruling party nor opposition expects their rival to accept defeat at the ballot box
War or peace? Russia or the West? Georgian rivals present stark choice to voters
EU halts Georgia’s accession process amid fears of drift towards autocracy and Moscow
US school shooting suspect (14) was interviewed by police last year
Colt Gray, who was 13 at the time, made threats on gaming site and included photographs of guns to be used
Kamala Harris sails through first interview as Democrats ask: ‘where did it all go right?’
No disasters or surprises as Democratic nominee spoke at length to CNN in Georgia alongside running mate Tim Walz
Crossing: Sublime adventure as a haughty aunt searches for her estranged trans niece
With tremendous aplomb, Mzia Arabuli plays Lia, the second essential Georgian screen heroine of 2024
Spain recover from early shock to stroll past Georgia and into quarter-finals
Wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams on fire as Spanish face Germany next
Georgian parliament overrides president’s veto on ‘foreign influence’ law
EU says it ‘deeply regrets’ move that jeopardises country’s accession to the bloc
Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of ‘foreign agents’ law
Law requires organisations that get more than 20 per cent of budget from abroad to register as ‘carrying out interests of a foreign power’
Georgia’s president Salome Zourabichvili vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ Bill
Critics of the law, which sparked weeks of mass protests, say it resembles legislation used by the Kremlin
US warns Georgia as ‘foreign agents’ bill is passed
Protests continue in Tbilisi against measure dubbed ‘the Russian law’ by its opponents
Georgia students stage walk-outs to protest at ‘foreign agents’ bill
Two US citizens and one Russian among 20 people detained at protests in Tbilisi
Why are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?
Vote would force non-governmental groups and media to register as ‘organisations serving the interest of a foreign power’
Some 50,000 protest in Georgia against government’s ‘Kremlin style’ foreign agents Bill
Legislation has been compared to that used in Russia to target critics of president Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin
Georgia urged by EU and US drop ‘foreign agents’ bill amid major protests
Alarm grows in Brussels and Washington as ‘Kremlin inspired’ legislation completes second reading in parliament
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review: Elene Naveriani’s warm, wise dramedy makes merry with a midlife crisis
Georgian film about a fearless 48-year-old heroine who has never wanted a husband, preferring blackberry-picking, cake and solitude
Georgian security forces and protesters clash over ‘foreign agent’ Bill
Riot police use pepper spray and batons to clear demonstrators with proposed legislation seen as authoritarian and Russian-inspired
The Irish Times view on protests in Georgia: the road to the EU
A deeply unpopular Putin-like law would require think tanks, media outlets and campaign groups receiving funding from abroad to declare themselves as ‘foreign agents’
Georgia’s parliament presses forward with ‘foreign agent’ bill despite protests
Critics compare measure to Russian legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent
Georgia’s ruling party proposes new law cracking down on LGBT+ rights
Georgian Dream party’s draft law would ban sex changes and adoption by same-sex couples
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili: Conflict, escape, a family split by war – and we’re still on the first page
Despite some weaknesses, this quest novel set in post-Soviet Georgia is tough, funny and pacy
Court refuses to halt Georgian man’s transfer to France where protection request failed
The judge said the risk to the man does not outweigh the 'very strong arguments' for refusing to stop his deportation
International Protection Office making faster decisions amid application surge, says director
New figures show 13,227 sought international protection in State last year, slightly fewer than in 2022
Zauri Antia: The Georgian ‘mastermind’ behind Ireland’s Olympic success in boxing
Zauri Antia moved to Ireland from Georgia 20 years ago to train Irish boxers - he says this country has ‘opened doors’ for him
Man caught with fake documents designed to help Georgians enter country illegally jailed for two years
Giorgi Bazadye (50), who has 79 previous convictions, caught after staff at DHL tipped off gardaí
Georgians in Ireland: Why so many make the journey, and why one man went back home
‘Giorgi’ destroyed his family’s passports on his arrival at Dublin Airport to buy time for his asylum claim
‘Georgians have a right to hate us’: Mixed welcome for Russians fleeing war and Putin regime
Anti-Kremlin exiles help Ukrainian refugees in Tbilisi and wait for regime change at home
‘No one could guess it would happen like it did’: Georgia divided 20 years after Rose Revolution
Ex-leader Saakashvili jailed and civil society under pressure as ruling party ignores anniversary
Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter, joins husband in hospice care
Former first lady had been diagnosed with dementia in May
‘We will get there’: Jailed Saakashvili rallies Georgians before revolution anniversary and EU verdict
Rose Revolution leader says West’s weakness emboldened Russia to attack Georgia and Ukraine
The Georgian siblings who are fighting Russian influence on two different fronts
Nona Mamulashvili has co-founded a civic group to campaign for Georgia’s future in Europe, while her brother Mamuka leads the Georgian Legion against Russian forces in Ukraine
Russian activist’s disappearance alarms anti-Putin exiles in Georgia
A month after vanishing in Tbilisi, Rafail Shepelev is tracked down to a Russian jail
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