LIVE: Anti-government protest in Tbilisi, Georgia

Secret underworlds of the Soviet Union: Georgia

Bunkers, tunnels, former torture chambers: Georgia is home to secret underworlds, built during the Soviet era. Hardly any other country in the world has as many underground structures as tiny Georgia. What lies dormant just a few meters underground is being brought to light for the first time. During the Cold War, Georgia was part of the Soviet Union. And it had a NATO country as a neighbor: Turkey. During Russian rule, bunkers were built to provide protection in the event of a nuclear war, secret dungeons were built for political prisoners and mysterious tunnels appeared as well.

Trump set to surrender in Georgia election interference case

Former US President Donald Trump is set to turn himself in to authorities in what could the most legally dangerous of four cases against him. He has been charged with conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

 

How EU sanctions against Russia are failing

 The EU imposed sanctions against Moscow as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But loopholes raise doubts about whether these are working.

There is evidence that dual-use items that can also be used for military purposes are reaching Russia – from microelectronics, to replacement parts for related industries, to cars and weapons

What’s behind the recent protests in Georgia?

 

Thousands angry at a so-called ‘foreign agent’ bill making its way through parliament. 

A bill making its way through Georgia’s parliament has led to protests and anger.

The so-called “foreign agents” law would require NGOs and media outlets with more than 20 percent of foreign funding to register with the state.

Russians in Georgia

 

More than 40,000 Russians have fled to Georgia since the war in Ukraine began. A lot of Georgians are skeptical or even hostile, however, toward the new arrivals from their much-hated neighbor.

What is the Georgian Legion in Ukraine?

 

Why are Georgians (from the country not the US state), fighting on the battlefields of Ukraine? The Georgian Legion was formed by ethnic Georgians in 2014, and was one of many volunteer battalions actively serving alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbas region against Russian-backed separatists.

Georgians challenging Russia's border encroachment

 Since the turn of the millennium, Georgia has been drawing closer to both NATO and EU. Moscow does not like this, and wants to hinder Georgia’s growing affiliation with the West. Many Georgians fear their homeland is being gradually annexed by their far larger neighbor.

Who Is Marjorie Taylor Greene? Narrated by Van Lathan | Who Is?

 

Georgia Lawmaker Arrested

 Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested after knocking on Gov. Brian Kemp’s door as he signed new voting restrictions into law.

Igor Volsky on Atlanta Shootings and Georgia's Gun Laws

 

Igor Volsky of Guns Down America says waiting periods and other gun reform measures could help prevent shootings like the one on in Atlanta on March 16 from happening in Georgia.

Georgia GOP Introduces New Voting Restrictions

 Georgia Republicans have introduced restrictions on voting in their state via ‘a bill that is so egregious that it is nationally known as Jim Crow in a suit and tie.’

Election law analyst on Trump call: It could be a crime

 CNN election law analyst Rick Hasen says that there is enough there for Federal and state officials to investigate President Trump's call where he attempted to pressure the Georgia secretary of state to overturn the 2020 election results.

Trump Begged For The 11,780 Votes

Because he loves his golden toilet and not the prison squat hole. 

He thinks he's the Godfather and not the Hamburglar.

Trump believes he's a dictator when he's just a clown

Donald Trump's perfect phone call: Attempted blackmail followed by impeachment. Perfect. 

Donald Trump has taken the smoking gun to whole new level. The smoking flamethrower.   

How stupid can one be? Please see Donald Trump. 

Rudy Giuliani is Trump's emotional service dog.  

 

Why Biden's presidency hinges on one last election

 The state of Georgia will decide how much Joe Biden can actually get done.

How is Stalin Taught in Russia?

Joseph Stalin was born in December 1878 to a Georgian family and served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1952.

Retracing Ahmaud Arbery’s Final Minutes: What Videos And 911 Calls Show

Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23.

The Soviet Scar: Legacy of USSR Architecture in Georgia

A union of equals or Russian occupation? A personal journey exploring how decades of Soviet rule have shaped Georgia.

Journalist Tamila Varshalomidze grew up in Georgia after the downfall of the Soviet Union, but she is very aware of how the USSR's influence has affected her life, her family and community and her country.

In 1937, during Stalin's "Great Terror," her great great grandfather, a wealthy peasant, was purged. In the middle of the night, someone knocked on his door; he was told to get dressed and leave with the authorities.