For the fourth consecutive evening, thousands of people gathered in front of parliament and on the streets of Tbilisi and other cities to protest the Georgian Dream government's decision to postpone EU accession negotiations

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was sentenced to a further four years and six months in prison for illegally crossing the Georgian border in 2021

Students of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University gathered in front of the institute building, announcing their intention to intensify their protest with a demonstration urging the administration to change its decision to revoke student statuses

The heavy snowstorm that swept through Georgia isolated villages, leaving them with no gas, electricity or water and devastated infrastructure, causing deaths and destruction; snow accumulations of up to 120 centimetres also disrupted transportation

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia, supported by 400 MEPs, with 63 against and 81 abstentions