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January 31, 2017
Watchdog Cites Global 'Dual Threat' From Authoritarian Powers, Populist Movements

U.S.-based liberty-and-democracy watchdog Freedom House says threats to political rights and civil liberties are increasing as authoritarian governments gain strength and populist and nationalist forces rise in the West.

January 30, 2017
Fire Guts Shopping Center In Tbilisi

Fire spread quickly through a shopping center in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, destroying some businesses. Dozens of fire-fighting units responded to the blaze at the Children's World and Gold Market in the Didube district of the city, just after 4 a.m. on January 30. (RFE/RL's Georgian Service)
January 27, 2017
Ukraine Releases Georgian Wanted In Russia For Murder

Ukraine has released a Georgian man who is wanted in Russia on suspicion of murder and fought against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
January 25, 2017
Georgian Transit Agreement With Gazprom Under Fire

A new transit agreement reached earlier this month between the Georgian government and Russia's Gazprom on how Georgia will be compensated for the transit of Russian natural gas across its territory to Armenia has incurred widespread criticism. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
January 21, 2017
Activists In Tbilisi, Pristina, And Prague Join Global Marches

Activists in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union took part in "sister marches" joining numerous global protests against newly-inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump. (RFE/RL's Balkan and Georgian Services, and Current Time TV)
January 12, 2017
Saakashvili's Party Splits In Georgia, Ex-President Blamed

Leading members of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement announced on January 12 that they are leaving the party and starting a new political force.
January 12, 2017
European Parliament Committee Backs Georgia Visa-Free Travel

The European Parliament's civil liberties committee voted overwhelmingly for visa liberalization for Georgia to the EU's Schengen zone.
January 11, 2017
Former Georgian Ruling Party On Verge Of Split

Just three months after failing to regain power in Georgia's parliamentary elections, the opposition United National Movement (ENM) is on the verge of splitting into two entities that could become rivals in municipal elections due later this year. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
January 11, 2017
Georgia Condemns Russian Demolition Of Church, Polish Cemetery In Abkhazia

Georgia's president and government have condemned the demolition by Russian troops of a 19th-century church and Polish cemetery in the breakaway Abkhazia region.
January 10, 2017
The Daily Vertical: We're All Russia's Neighbors Now

The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
January 04, 2017
Brussels Notebook: Elections Aren't Only Things Keeping NATO, EU Folks Up At Night

There are a number of events on the 2017 schedule -- seemingly symbolic or plainly decisive -- that are keeping diplomats, military minds, and Eurocrats awake at night and could alter Europe's course for years to come.
January 04, 2017
Georgia's German Village

It looks a little like Germany, but it is in the Caucasus. A small village in Georgia still retains some of the character brought there by German settlers in the late 18th century. (RFE/RL's Current Time TV)

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