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            <title><![CDATA[Signs of World War I poisoned protesters]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Georgian authorities may have used a type of poison used during World War I against anti-government protesters last year, according to expert testimony and testimony seen by the BBC.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:57:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Imprisoned Ex-Leader Calls for Protests as Georgia Votes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The opposition in Georgia is gathering strength to protest against the country's Moscow-friendly direction as the country goes to the polls today.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[British sanctions against Georgian minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom is introducing sanctions against Georgia's Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and four other high-ranking officials. The reason is that, according to the United Kingdom, they have violated human rights in Georgia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:31:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia's President Challenges EU: Apply Pressure Now]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Georgia's President Salomé Zourabichvili urges the EU to put pressure on the Georgian government so that the disputed election is re-held. Europe must find a way to act, she says, and accuses the European countries of being too slow.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former soccer player "coup" as president]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Micheil Kavelasjvili is elected as the new president of Georgia in a process entirely controlled by the ruling party. Outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, demonstrators continue to protest against a decision they consider illegitimate.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:03:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia's government to "eradicate liberal fascism"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several opposition leaders in Georgia have been detained during violent raids, following the recent weeks' escalated demonstrations for the country's democracy. Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze says that the Georgian government must "eradicate liberal fascism".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:31:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Demonstrator in Georgia: The Regime Will Fall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Georgia's demonstrators are fighting for a country free from Russian influence. The situation on Tbilisi's streets is chaotic and marked by countless reports of severe police brutality. My greatest fear is that they will kill us, says 26-year-old Mariam Geguchadze.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Opposition leader in Georgia arrested by police]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The opposition leader Nika Gvaramia in Georgia has been beaten and arrested by police in connection with a raid on an opposition party's office, show TV images. Several activists have also been arrested.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:57:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgian leader blames opposition for violence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The opposition is behind the violence at the mass protests shaking Georgia, claims the country's prime minister. He promises to punish his opponents.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tear Gas and Flames in Tbilisi's Protests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rocks, fireworks, and riot police. Night after night, police and EU-friendly demonstrators clash in Georgia. Over 100 police have been injured and more than 200 activists arrested in the violent protests.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:27:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Demonstrators fill the streets of Georgia again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For the fourth day in a row, thousands of people are demonstrating in Georgia against the new government's decision to freeze all talks about EU membership. The Russian leadership calls the development in the country a coup attempt, and the Prime Minister rules out the possibility of a new election being held.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:03:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia's President Refuses to Resign in Protest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The protests against the government in Georgia continue. Thousands of people had gathered outside the country's parliament on Saturday. The country's president says that she is protesting against the government and refuses to leave her office when the term of office expires.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 10:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tear gas against demonstrators in Georgia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Large demonstrations broke out in Georgia after the announcement that the country is freezing all talks about EU membership for four years. Police in the capital Tbilisi have used tear gas against the demonstrators who want to see a rapprochement with the EU.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/the-european-parliament-demands-new-elections-in-georgia</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:50:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The demand to Georgia: Investigate election fraud]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Change course, urge the leaders from Germany, France, and Poland in a joint statement to Georgia after the disputed parliamentary election.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/the-demand-to-georgia-investigate-election-fraud</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:46:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Orbán in Georgia: Free and Fair Election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Large parts of the Western world accuse Georgia's ruling party of electoral fraud. But not Hungary's leader Viktor Orbán – who instead visits Tbilisi.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia: Protests against electoral fraud – demands new election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Georgia's EU-friendly president rejects the election result and claims it was marred by "sophisticated fraud". Thousands have heeded her call to protest and demonstrated on the streets. The opposition is demanding new elections.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:08:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia celebrated greatly after the European Championship: "Miracle"]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:54:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Georgia's government: Should not become a new Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Georgia will not become a new Ukraine, says the country's prime minister. The disputed government is introducing more draconian laws in a Russian style, despite strong popular resistance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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