Georgia

2024 - 5 - 12

Outoja tapahtumia Georgiassa: Koira-isku ja ulkomaisten agenttien vastustus liikkeellä

Brooks County Sheriff's Office - CASA Ogeechee - child advocacy - Courtney Williams - demonstrators - foreign agents bill - Future Caucus summit - GBI agents - Georgia - Georgia politics - Georgian capital - Georgian Dream party - lawmakers - Mother's Day - national security - parliament - political crisis - political orientation - protest organizers - protesters - protests - state Capitol renovation - Thomas Blackshear - US reaction - youth lawmakers

Georgiassa tapahtuu! Koiraisku järkytti ja ulkomaisten agenttien vastustus kasvaa. Lue lisää!

Georgiassa on tapahtunut outoja ja dramaattisia tapahtumia viime aikoina. Ensinnäkin, 35-vuotias äiti menehtyi koirien hyökättyä hänen kimppuunsa ja myös useiden lasten kohdattua saman kohtalon. Tapaus herätti kauhua Quitmanissa, jossa GBI-agentit nyt tutkivat tapahtumia. Samalla tuhannet ihmiset ovat protestoineet Georgian vaarassa olevaa suuntautumista kohti Venäjää. Georgian Dreamin puolueen ehdottama ulkomaisten agenttien lainsäädäntö sai ihmiset liikkeelle, ja mellakoissa vaaditaan sen hylkäämistä. Kiihkeämieliset mielenosoitukset ovat täyttäneet Georgian kadut, ja poliittinen kriisi on saanut Georgiaan suuren huomion. Georgian hallitus on uhannut pidättää kaikki parlamenttitaloa estävät mielenosoittajat, mikä on kiristänyt tilannetta entisestään.

GBI Investigates Death in Quitman, GA (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)

Quitman, Georgia (May 10, 2024) – At the request of the Brooks County Sheriff's Office, GBI agents are investigating the death of Courtney Williams, age 35.

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Georgia mother fatally mauled by dogs who attacked her and her ... (NBC News)

Brooks County deputies responded to a home on the 2000 block of Webster Road in Quitman, south Georgia, at around 4:45 p.m. ET for a report of multiple minors ...

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Tens of thousands in Georgia protest Russian-style 'foreign agents ... (The Washington Post)

National security adviser Jake Sullivan praised those who turned out against the bill, proposed by the Georgian Dream party. Demonstrators demanded it not ...

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Georgia is on the verge of turning back to Russia (The Hill)

Slowly but surely, the foreign political orientation of the Georgian Dream party started shifting noticeably toward the Kremlin. Ivanishvili's speech ended any ...

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Georgia Vows To Arrest Protesters Who Seek To Block Parliament In ... (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)

In front of an estimated 50,000 demonstrators assembled in central Tbilisi on May 11, poet Rati Amaghlobeli, one of the protest organizers, called on ...

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Georgia warns protesters of arrests if they block parliament (The Daily Gazette)

Georgia's government on Sunday issued a warning to protesters that it would arrest anyone who blocked the parliament, ahead of an expected late-evening ...

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Georgia Mom Found Dead After Being Attacked by 'Several ... (PEOPLE.com)

A 35-year-old Georgia mother was found dead on May 9 — just days before Mother's Day — following a dog attack that police say left 'several minors' ...

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Georgian PM vows to pass 'foreign agent' bill next week after ... (Voice of America)

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed on Sunday to push ahead with a law on "foreign agents" that has sparked a political crisis, after opponents ...

US 'alarmed,' 50000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill - West ... (West Hawaii Today)

TBILISI — About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United ...

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Georgia: 4 million people, 200000 protesters! (Workers' Liberty)

Lika Mebagishvili, chair of the Dental Workers' Union of Georgia, spoke to Sacha Ismail from Solidarity. • On 16 May Lika is speaking, alongside Ukrainian ...

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Ga. lawmakers approve $392M state Capitol renovation (WRDW-TV)

The Georgia General ...

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US 'alarmed,' 50000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

TBILISI (Reuters) — About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, ...

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Child Advocacy Services, Southeast Georgia (CASSEGA ... (Grice Connect)

CASSEGA serves as the sponsoring agency for CASA Ogeechee, Prevent Child Abuse Ogeechee, and the Ogeechee Visitation Center, focusing on preventing child ...

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Calvary Day's 4-star receiver Thomas Blackshear announces ... (Savannah Morning News)

Calvary Day's 4-star receiver Thomas Blackshear, one of the most highly-recruited receivers in the country, announced his commitment to Georgia on Sunday.

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Georgia opposition leaders urge UK to oppose foreign influence bill (BBC News)

Opponents have staged mass protests in the capital Tbilisi against the law. The legislation would force non-governmental groups and media to register as " ...

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2025 WR, Thomas Blackshear Commits to Georgia Football (Sports Illustrated)

Georgia has added another commit in the 2025 class as Calvary Day wide receiver Thomas Blackshear has announced he's committed to Georgia.

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Instate WR Thomas Blackshear commits to Georgia over Tennessee (247Sports)

The 6-foot-1, 197-pound receiver visited Georgia a couple times this spring. His initial Georgia recruiting interactions were with former wide receivers coach ...

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UGASports - Three-star receiver Thomas Blackshear commits to ... (rivals.com)

has committed to the Bulldogs. The three-star pass-catcher from Savannah chose Georgia over Tennessee, Florida State, and Florida. Georgia offered Blackshear ...

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Georgian PM vows to pass 'foreign agent' bill next week after ... (Reuters)

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed on Sunday to push ahead with a law on "foreign agents" that has sparked a political crisis, after opponents ...

Georgia police push protesters away ahead of 'foreign agent' bill ... (Yahoo News)

Georgia's police have begun pushing away demonstrators who staged an all-night rally at parliament in Tbilisi ahead of a lawmakers' debate of a "foreign ...

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Youthful state lawmakers in Future Caucus gather in Georgia to peer ... (Georgia Recorder)

Gen Z and Millennial state leaders from around the South came to Atlanta this weekend for an exclusive summit for young legislators.

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Why protesters in Georgia are opposed to a 'foreign agents' law and ... (NPR)

More than 50000 people took to the streets of the capital city Tbilisi over the weekend to protest against proposed legislation that critics say is modeled ...

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What is Georgia's 'foreign agents' bill, and why is Europe so alarmed? (CNN)

Georgia's parliament is set to pass a highly controversial so-called “foreign agents” bill that has triggered widespread protests across the former Soviet ...

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Georgia: Police violence intensifies as parliament approves 'foreign ... (Amnesty International)

As the Georgian authorities push through this harmful legislation, they have openly endorsed the repression of human rights and civil society, ...

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Georgia students walk out, PM vows to pass 'foreign agent' bill on ... (Reuters)

Hundreds of university students in the Georgian capital walked out of classes on Monday, joining thousands of protesters opposing a bill on "foreign agents" ...

GBI Investigates Death in Sylvania, Georgia (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)

Sylvania, GA (May 13, 2024) – At the request of the Screven County Sheriff's Office, GBI agents are investigating the death of Alan Brandon Lane, age 32, ...

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Preview: Bears Heading to North Georgia for Super Regionals (Lenoir Rhyne College Athletics)

Hickory, N.C.-- For the third time in program history and the first time since the 2011 season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team is heading to the Super ...

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Why Is Georgia Again Trying to Push Through an Unpopular Foreign ... (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Last year, in his post as chairman of Georgian Dream, Kobakhidze zealously supported the law on foreign agents. Now, having been appointed prime minister, he is ...

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A proposed Russia-style media law in Georgia sparks massive ... (The Associated Press)

Huge crowds marched through Europe Square in the capital, Tbilisi, on Saturday, with demonstrators wrapped in Georgian and European Union flags and chanting “ ...

McCaul, Meeks, Kean, Keating Condemn Russian-Style "Foreign ... (House Foreign Affairs Committee)

Washington, D.C. — On Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), House Subcommittee on ...

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Cyberattack in Georgia county downs network, phones (StateScoop)

Macon-Bibb County, Georgia, officials have not disclosed whether a recent disruptive cyberattack was a ransomware attack.

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Coastal Georgia Research Initiative event to celebrate Gullah ... (The Den)

ST. SIMONS ISLAND – The latest work in a multiyear project by a Mercer University professor and her students to preserve Gullah Geechee and African ...

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2 Americans among those arrested at Georgia protest against ... (CBS News)

Tbilisi — Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial ...

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Why the West needs to stay out of the unrest in Georgia (Responsible Statecraft)

Mass protests over a foreign influence bill has its roots in the delicate balance between Russia and transatlantic community.

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Georgia to vote on controversial law that sparked mass protests (BBC News)

Thousands of people are gathering near the parliament to protest the expected imminent passage of the law. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has vowed the bill ...

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Georgia set to adopt 'foreign influence' bill despite mass protests (Voice of America)

Thousands of Georgians, mainly youths, have rallied outside parliament for three straight nights.

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Georgian lawmakers brawl as parliament set to pass 'foreign agent' bill (Reuters)

Georgian lawmakers brawled in parliament on Tuesday during a debate on the third and final reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has plunged the South ...

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Georgia passes controversial 'foreign agents' bill despite ... (CNN)

Georgia's Parliament passed a controversial “foreign agents” despite widespread domestic opposition and warnings from the European Union that its enactment ...

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Georgia defies EU and backs law targeting 'foreign agents' (POLITICO.eu)

Brussels warns new curbs on civil society flout “European values” as protests grow in Tbilisi.

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Georgia passes 'Russia-style' law on foreign influence despite U.S. ... (CNBC)

Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a highly controversial "Kremlin-style" law on foreign influence, despite massive protests in the country.

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Georgia parliament passes 'foreign agents' bill amid scuffles (Aljazeera.com)

The bill requires organisations receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents.

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Why protesters in Georgia are opposed to a 'foreign agents' law and ... (Wisconsin Public Radio News)

Tens of thousands of protesters in the former Soviet republic of Georgia are fighting a controversial law set to be passed by the country's parliament this ...

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Georgian lawmakers approve a divisive foreign influence bill that ... (The Associated Press)

Georgian lawmakers have approved a “foreign influence” bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a Russian-style threat to free ...

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Georgia: Dark day as parliament bulldozes adoption of repressive ... (Amnesty International)

This damaging bill contravenes Georgia's international obligations on the rights to freedom of expression and association and strikes at the heart of the ...

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Georgia's Parliament Gives Final Approval to 'Foreign Agents ... (The New York Times)

The president has vowed to veto the legislation, which critics say could push the country back into Russia's orbit. The governing party says it can override ...

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Dr. Michelle R. Johnston Named President of Georgia Southwestern ... (University System of Georgia)

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Dr. Michelle R. Johnston president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), ...

M. Scott Bryant Named University System of Georgia's Vice ... (University System of Georgia)

Atlanta — May 14, 2024. University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue has named M. Scott Bryant as Vice Chancellor for Development and CEO of ...

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LIST: Power outages in South Georgia (WALB)

Several power outages ...

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