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Georgia elections

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region between Russia and Turkey. It formed a part of the former Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991. Its October 2024 elections were marred by allegations of a smear campaign.

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Georgia Stanway of FC Bayern Munchen in action during the UEFA Women's Champions League Group D match between SL Benfica and FC Bayern Munchen at Benfica Campus on October 27, 2022 in Seixal, Portugal.

Georgia Stanway of FC Bayern Munchen in action during the UEFA Women's Champions League Group D match between SL Benfica and FC Bayern Munchen at Benfica Campus on October 27, 2022 in Seixal, Portugal.

Georgia Stanway late show proves Bayern Munich's credentials

Bayern Munich's Georgia Stanway-inspired comeback showed the hallmarks of a winning mentality.

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Why don't Russians demonstrate for democracy?

Miodrag Soric

While thousands protest in Iran, Russia remains calm. DW's Miodrag Soric explores why.

Georgia Stanway (second from left), surrounded by MSV Duisburg and Bayern Munich players, raises her right leg to strike the ball

Georgia Stanway (second from left), surrounded by MSV Duisburg and Bayern Munich players, raises her right leg to strike the ball

Exclusive: Georgia Stanway hits ground running at Bayern

Bayern Munich's new midfielder Georgia Stanway speaks to DW about life in Germany so far.

People at the Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border

People at the Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border

Russia restricts access to Georgia amid call-up

Officials in a Russian region bordering Georgia say the restrictions came after 20,000 people crossed in two days.

Cars queue to enter Georgia from Russia at the Verkhny Lars - Darial Gorge border crossing checkpoint

Cars queue to enter Georgia from Russia at the Verkhny Lars - Darial Gorge border crossing checkpoint

Mass departures as Russians avoid call-up

Thousands of men who don't want to fight in Ukraine arrive in Georgia.

Historic buildings in the city of Tbilisi with a large temple on top of a rock.

Historic buildings in the city of Tbilisi with a large temple on top of a rock.

Georgia: Popular with Russians, despite political tensions

The country remains popular with Russians today, despite complicated Russo-Georgian relations and the war in Ukraine.

Giorgi Bidzinashvili demonstrates a tooth belonging to an early species of human, near the village of Orozmani

Giorgi Bidzinashvili demonstrates a tooth belonging to an early species of human, near the village of Orozmani

Dig unearths 1.8-million-year-old human tooth

The 1.8-million-year-old early human tooth was found in Georgia, home to one of the earliest prehistoric settlements.

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DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 11.08.2022

Finland to bury its nuclear waste, a UK gender identity clinic for children shuts, and relearning to smell after COVID.

Demo in Tiflis für EU-Eintritt von Georgien

Demo in Tiflis für EU-Eintritt von Georgien

Georgia: EU frustration

Frustration in Georgia over the failure of its EU candidacy.

09.2015 DW Focus on Europe (Sendungslogo)

09.2015 DW Focus on Europe (Sendungslogo)

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Dead migrants at a border fence that separates Spain’s Melilla exclave from Morocco.

Fran Kirby celebrates a goal with her England teammates

Fran Kirby celebrates a goal with her England teammates

Euro 2022: How England's new generation made it to the top

A fiercely competitive league and the fortitude of former players have put England on the verge of a first major title.

Georgia Stanway scores against Spain

Georgia Stanway scores against Spain

Euro 2022: England find a way as stubborn Spain bow out

It wasn't always pretty, or planned, but England's adaptability trumped Spain's strong sense of footballing identity.

Demonstrators hold banners during a public rally in front of the Parliamentary building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 20, 2022, to show support for the country's EU membership bid

Demonstrators hold banners during a public rally in front of the Parliamentary building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 20, 2022, to show support for the country's EU membership bid

Georgia pro-EU protesters force meeting with PM

Protesters calling for a stronger pro-European course have forced a meeting with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.

View of the International Criminal Court, or ICC in The Hague

View of the International Criminal Court, or ICC in The Hague

Arrest warrants issued for war crimes in Russia-Georgia war

The ICC has issued arrest warrants for three people, including two Russians, for suspected war crimes.

Natela Dzalamidze

Natela Dzalamidze

Dzalamidze on swapping Russia for Georgia

Russian-born Natela Dzalamidze changed her tennis allegiance in time to compete for Georgia at Wimbledon.

A poster with the EU and Ukrainian colors

A poster with the EU and Ukrainian colors

Long road for Ukraine, Moldova to join EU

Ukraine and Moldova have been granted EU candidacy status. But they face a long and complex process.

Demonstrators hold banners and lights during a public rally in front of the Parliamentary building in Tbilisi, Georgia

Demonstrators hold banners and lights during a public rally in front of the Parliamentary building in Tbilisi, Georgia

Georgians rally for European future

The European Commission has recommended EU candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova. But Georgia feels left behind.

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01.2012 DW World Stories Sendungslogo

World Stories - The Week in Reports

Kiew: Investigation of Russian war crimes, Lviv: Safeguarding Ukrainian culture

Khatuna Jakeli

Khatuna Jakeli

Snowdrops from Georgia

Khatuna Jakeli from Georgia earns her living collecting snowdrop bulbs in the Caucasus.

DW Dokumentationen | Schneeglöckchen aus Georgien

DW Dokumentationen | Schneeglöckchen aus Georgien

Georgia: The Business of snowdrops

Georgia exports 22 million snowdrops each year - despite species protection and trade regulations.

A view of the South Ossetian national flag over the city of Tskhinval

A view of the South Ossetian national flag over the city of Tskhinval

South Ossetia shelves plan for referendum to join Russia

The leader of South Ossetia, the breakaway region of Georgia, has scrapped plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia.

Flag of South Ossetia overlooking Tskhinval

Flag of South Ossetia overlooking Tskhinval

Georgia: South Ossetia calls for referendum to join Russia

South Ossetia's self-proclaimed government said it was time for the region to "unite once and for all" with Russia.

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Ukraine war rattles Georgia

DW asked Georgia's president, Salome Zourabichvili, how Western allies can support her country.

Irakli Garibashvili

Irakli Garibashvili

Georgia formally applies for EU membership

The application comes after the European Parliament backed a similar move from Ukraine amid a Russian invasion.

Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze

Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze

Georgia to 'immediately' apply for EU membership

The move comes after Ukraine called for EU membership amid Russia's ongoing invasion.

A person holds up a sign reading 'Justice for Ahmaud' outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Georgia

A person holds up a sign reading 'Justice for Ahmaud' outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Georgia

Arbery's shooter withdraws guilty plea

The man convicted of murdering Black man Ahmaud Arbery has withdrawn his guilty plea to federal hate crime charges.

A protester holds a sign at the Glynn County Courthouse during the Ahmaud Arbery trial in Georgia.

A protester holds a sign at the Glynn County Courthouse during the Ahmaud Arbery trial in Georgia.

Ahmaud Arbery: US judge rejects plea deal for killers

A US federal judge in Georgia said she does not agree with the terms of the plea deal for the McMichaels.

An enamel pin in the shape of a red star features a hammer and sickle

An enamel pin in the shape of a red star features a hammer and sickle

Spring of Hope or Winter of Despair? 30 Years After the Collapse of the USSR

Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union collapsed. How do young people view the USSR today?

Attorney Lee Merritt holds a poster depicting Ahmaud Arbery as he leaves the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia

Attorney Lee Merritt holds a poster depicting Ahmaud Arbery as he leaves the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia

Ahmaud Arbery murder: Killers handed life in prison

Three white men convicted of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery now face life in prison — one has a chance at parole.

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the checkpoint in the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the checkpoint in the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol

EU, former-Soviet republic leaders eye Russia

As tension with Russia simmers, the leaders of EU nations met with the heads of five former Soviet republics.

Focus on Europe Magazine

Focus on Europe Magazine

Georgia's tea culture gets a reboot

New life is being breathed into Georgia's ancient tea culture.

Georgien die Kathedrale in Tbilisi

Georgien die Kathedrale in Tbilisi

Georgia: Long farewell to its Soviet legacy

Thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, many young Georgians are gravitating towards the West.

09.2015 DW Focus on Europe (Sendungslogo)

09.2015 DW Focus on Europe (Sendungslogo)

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Germany struggles with a record number of new infections, overburdened ICUs, and vaccine skeptics.

Georgia's ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, a defendant in the 7 November 2007 rally dispersal and attack on Imedi TV office case, appears at a hearing at Tbilisi City Court

Georgia's ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, a defendant in the 7 November 2007 rally dispersal and attack on Imedi TV office case, appears at a hearing at Tbilisi City Court

Georgian ex-president Saakashvili goes on trial

Opposition leader and former president Mikheil Saakashvili says the charges against him are "trumped up."

A poster depicting Ahmaud Arbery

A poster depicting Ahmaud Arbery

Three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery

The men had followed Arbery in a truck as he ran though a neighborhood and shot him to death.

Mikheil Saakashvili at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2021

Mikheil Saakashvili at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2021

Georgia: Saakashvili ends hunger strike

Saakashvili was on hunger strike for more than a month and a half after being jailed for abuse of power.

Supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili protest outside the prison where he is being held

Supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili protest outside the prison where he is being held

Georgia: Jailed ex-President Saakashvili moved to hospital

The former Georgian leader was jailed upon returning from Ukrainian exile on October 1.

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Georgia: Accessing online classes from the hills

Thanks to Aleksandre and Mtisambebi.ge, hundreds of children in Georgia can now participate in online classes.

A worker collecting rubbish on the Gonio landfill

A worker collecting rubbish on the Gonio landfill

Life on Georgia's largest toxic landfill

With plans to close Gonio on the horizon, what does the future hold for those living and working on the trash mountain?

Thousands gather in Tbilisi to demand the release of imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili

Thousands gather in Tbilisi to demand the release of imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili

Thousands of Georgians rally for Saakashvili

Supporters of jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili have come out in their thousands, demanding that he be set free.

Teams conduct search and rescue operation after a seven-storey building collapsed in Batumi, Georgia

Teams conduct search and rescue operation after a seven-storey building collapsed in Batumi, Georgia

Georgia: Several dead after part of building collapses

Many of the residents in the building were thought to be trapped in the rubble as rescue workers searched for survivors.

Supporters of Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili rally outside his prison

Supporters of Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili rally outside his prison

Georgia: Supporters rally outside Saakashvili's prison

The government has threatened to charge Saakashvili with more crimes if he does not 'behave' for his six-year sentence.

An electoral official and voters in face masks at a polling station during Georgia's municipal elections

An electoral official and voters in face masks at a polling station during Georgia's municipal elections

Georgia ruling party wins polls after ex-president's arrest

European election observers have cited allegations of vote buying and other irregularities by the ruling party.

Mikheil Saakashvili (c) escorted by Georgian police officers

Mikheil Saakashvili (c) escorted by Georgian police officers

Georgia arrests former president upon return from exile

Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested after returning from exile to campaign in critical nationwide elections.

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili surrounded by supporters in 2019

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili surrounded by supporters in 2019

Georgia's exiled Saakashvili says he is back in country

Saakashvili said he returned to support Georgia's main opposition party as local elections get underway this weekend.

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Sternhausen I Fisch

Hydropower dams threaten Georgia's endangered sturgeons

Mountainous and home to many glacier-fed rivers, Georgia is ideal for hydropower. Although it already generates more than 80% of its electricity this way, consumption is increasing and the government wants to build more dams. But Georgia is also a biodiversity hotspot and conservationists are concerned that plans for two new dams could threaten one of the world's most ancient fish.

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Stellate stugeon

Georgia: Dams threaten rare sturgeon

A new hydropower project threatens one of the endangered sturgeon's last breeding grounds in Georgia's Rioni River.

Georgia Anti-Government Protest

Georgia Anti-Government Protest

Georgia anti-LGBTQ violence: 'Nobody to protect journalists'

Opposition lawmakers are demanding that the prime minister resign after the death of cameraman Alexander Lashkarava.

Activists hold posters during a rally in memory of Lashkarava

Activists hold posters during a rally in memory of Lashkarava

Journalist beaten in Georgia anti-LGBTQ attack dies

Authorities are opening a probe into Alexander Lashkarava's death as anger towards the government builds.

New York City skyline shrouded in rain clouds

New York City skyline shrouded in rain clouds

Tropical storm Elsa rages through US East Coast

At least one person was reported dead in Florida during the storm, and a possible tornado hit a Georgia Navy base.