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Mikheil Saakashvili

Ex-Georgia Prez Saakashvili Allegedly Poisoned in Prison

‘RISK OF MORTALITY’

His legal team said he could die without adequate treatment.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Dec 05, 2022

DeSantis Rips ‘Smear Piece’ on Press Sec’s Foreign Work

LOYAL BOSS

Christina Pushaw was required to register as a foreign agent for her work with the former president of Georgia.

Alice Tecotzky | Published Jun 08, 2022
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First Woman President in Caucasus Already Gets Death Threats

UNQUIET

Salome Zurabishvili was an unlikely candidate and won with the backing of a shadowy billionaire. But she still broke through a ceiling as rock solid as Georgia’s ancient castles.

Anna Nemtsova | Published Dec 04, 2018

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Fiddling on the Roof? Never-Say-Die Rabble Rousing in Kiev

THE KREMLIN WAS AMUSED

The former president of Georgia, who's also a former governor in Ukraine, was arrested, then liberated, amid tumultuous street scenes in Kiev Tuesday. How long can he keep this up?

Anna Nemtsova | Published Dec 06, 2017

Putin's Nemesis Is Now a Man Without a Country

UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN

Officials in Tbilisi allegedly tried to persuade visiting Vice President Mike Pence that the former president of Georgia and mayor of Odessa should be returned for prosecution.

Will Cathcart | Published Aug 04, 2017
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Istanbul Terror Brain Was an Informant

IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL

Akhmed Chatayev is blamed for planning the deadly attack in Turkey, and an official says he was on the government payroll before returning to jihad.

Anna Nemtsova | Published Jul 01, 2016

Sex, Lies and Videotape with a Vengeance

SEXILEAKS

Extortionists are threatening to release sex tapes of top Georgian politicians and journalists. The payoff demanded: their resignations.

Will Cathcart | Published Apr 01, 2016

Georgian Zoo Animals Gone Wild

Twelve Monkeys

The Tiblisi government blames everyone for floods and escaped killer tigers except the real culprit—itself.

Melik Kaylan | Published Jul 03, 2015

The Week’s Best Longreads

Longreads

From the exile of a former president in Williamsburg to the return of Wonder Woman, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

John Boot | Published Sep 21, 2014

What to Do When Russia Invades Your Land

Game Plan

As Ukraine responds to a Russian stealth invasion, few countries can empathize. But the republic of Georgia has been there before, in 2008. And it’s got some advice for Kiev.

Eli Lake | Published May 07, 2014

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