Jan.13.2008
by RussianElection2008
Opposition to Georgian Election
by Galina Ivanova and Medea Novashkhadze
TBILISI, Georgia, January 13, 2007: Tens of thousands of opposition protesters in rallied against presidential poll winner Mikhail Saakashvili on Sunday alleging vote fraud.
Opposition leader Levan Gachechiladze called for a second round of elections. Gachechiladze came second in the January 5 vote to the incumbent Saakashvili, who was the [...]
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Nov.08.2007
by RussianElection2008
No Tranquility in Georgia
by Galina Ivanova and Medea Novashkhadze
On November 8, 2007, troops occupied the center of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on to enforce a state of emergency imposed after a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Hundreds of Interior Ministry officers in khaki uniforms and armed with hard rubber truncheons patrolled Rustaveli Avenue, the site of the main protests [...]
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