Monthly Archives: March 2009

TBILISI, Georgia — A Georgian court ruled Wednesday that eight opposition supporters accused of plotting a coup and terrorist acts should remain in custody for two months as they await trial. Police released video recordings this week allegedly showing the … Continue reading →

Monday Mar 30, 2009Matthew Collin Georgia, which fought a disastrous war with Russia over South Ossetia last year, is bracing itself for a political showdown as the Opposition tries to oust President Mikheil Saakashvili amid simmering discontent over his role … Continue reading →

  SUKHUM, March 20 (Itar-Tass) – Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia is gravely concerned by the fact of resuming supplies of armaments to Georgia and the preparations for new armed actions that are going on in the zone … Continue reading →

Abkhazia will remain independent from Russia – Bagapsh MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) – Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh said on Tuesday that the former Georgian republic had no plans to become a part of Russia, the Russian daily paper Izvestia … Continue reading →

Georgian protesters demand Saakashvili resign By: Reuters | 13 Mar 2009 | 04:42 PM ET TBILISI – About 7,000 Georgians rallied in the capital Friday to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The demonstration was a warm-up for a … Continue reading →

ABKHAZIA’S DIASPORA: DREAMING OF HOME Elizabeth Owen 3/09/09 High atop a mountain chain in western Turkey stands Mezit village, a hamlet founded in the 19th century by Abkhaz rebels on the run from Tsarist Russian troops. More than 130 years later, … Continue reading →

  MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia and the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia will soon sign an agreement allowing Russia to station a base there for 49 years, the Abkhaz separatist leader was quoted as saying Friday. "Work on the agreement … Continue reading →

By OLESYA VARTANYAN and ELLEN BARRY Published: January 29, 2009   TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia’s scattered political opposition gathered on Thursday to demand the resignation of the president, Mikheil Saakashvili, and call for early presidential and parliamentary elections. Among the … Continue reading →