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January 13, 2013
Georgia Frees 200 'Political Prisoners'

Some 190 prisoners have been released from custody in Georgia as part of an amnesty that came into effect on January 13.

January 11, 2013
Georgian Ex-Defense Minister Bailed

An appeals court in Tbilisi has released former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili on bail.
January 11, 2013
Controversial Georgian Official Reappointed

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has appointed a former Interior Ministry official who is under investigation for alleged abuse of office as the governor of the western province of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti.
January 10, 2013
Georgia Ex-Minister's Sentence Overturned

A court of appeals in Tbilisi has overturned an 11-year prison sentence imposed on former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili.
January 10, 2013
1 Million Urge Saakashvili To Exit

Activists in Georgia say they have collected more than 1 million signatures on a petition calling for the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
January 08, 2013
Some Charges Nixed Against Georgia Ex-Minister

The Georgian Prosecutor-General’s Office has announced that two of the charges against former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili have been dropped.
January 08, 2013
Invigorated Customs Union Presents Russia's Neighbors With Stark Choice

Russian President Vladimir Putin's premier foreign-policy initiative, the Eurasian Customs Union, is showing unprecedented vitality. But the European Union says membership in the ECU is incompatible with closer economic ties with the EU. This confronts many former Soviet states -- especially Ukraine and Moldova -- with a stark choice.
January 08, 2013
Georgian Army To Go Fully Professional

Georgia's Defense Minister Irakly Alasania says his country's army will become a fully professional force without the need for conscription in four years.
January 07, 2013
One In Five Georgians Says President Should Resign

Some 835,000 Georgians have signed a petition launched by a local NGO to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. That is equal to almost 20 percent of the country's total population of 4.5 million. The organizers hope that by January 20 -- the fifth anniversary of Saakashvili's inauguration for his second term -- the number of signatories will exceed 1 million.
January 07, 2013
Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas

Orthodox Christians around Europe and Russia celebrated Christmas on January 6 and 7 with liturgies, processions, and an array of local traditions to mark the holiday.
January 06, 2013
Georgian President’s New Year's Proposals Meet Cool Reception

Speaking on Georgian TV late on New Year’s Eve, President Mikheil Saakashvili proposed to the new government headed by Bidzina Ivanishvili a five-point agenda that he claimed would help reverse the "downward spiral" toward "chaos" Saakashvili said had been precipitated by what he termed the new leadership’s vindictive and destructive actions.
December 31, 2012
Volunteer 'Santas' Help Homeless Georgian Families

Some 50 Georgian families who were living on the streets or unable to pay their rent have found shelter in an abandoned building that was once Tbilisi's Railway Hospital. They have been given a little holiday cheer.

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Sunday 13 January 2013

Georgia Frees 200 'Political Prisoners'

Georgian Ex-Defense Minister Bailed

Controversial Georgian Official Reappointed

Georgia Ex-Minister's Sentence Overturned

1 Million Urge Saakashvili To Exit

Some Charges Nixed Against Georgia Ex-Minister

Invigorated Customs Union Presents Russia's Neighbors With Stark Choice

Georgian Army To Go Fully Professional

One In Five Georgians Says President Should Resign

Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas

Georgian President’s New Year's Proposals Meet Cool Reception

Volunteer 'Santas' Help Homeless Georgian Families

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