Tag Archives: Georgia

Georgian PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy not to meddle in his country

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili accused Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of meddling in his country’s political situation by commenting on protests there last week, prompting an angry response from Kyiv. During the protests against a “foreign agents” law that critics said signaled an authoritarian shift in Georgia, Zelenskyy thanked protesters …

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Protests erupt in Georgia after beaten journalist dies

Several thousand people protested in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday evening, demanding that the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister resign over the death of a journalist who was attacked and beaten by anti-LGBT protesters. Cameraman Alexander Lashkarava was found dead in his home by his mother earlier Sunday, according …

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Georgia’s Kemp suspends all local mask mandates, encourages but doesn’t require masks for residents

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday suspended all local government mask mandates despite the rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in his state. Under the executive order the Republican governor extended the state’s public emergency and said face coverings are “strongly encouraged,” but not required. Kemp’s executive order voids masks …

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Man dies after being shot by Atlanta police

A man was killed after reportedly being shot by an Atlanta police officer late Friday night, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. At 10:33 p.m. local time officers responded to a Wendy’s restaurant after receiving a complaint that a man was asleep in a parked car in the drive-thru, …

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